Boys are more stunted than girls in Sub-Saharan Africa a meta-analysis of 16 demographic and health surveys.docVIP

BMC Pediatrics BioMedCentral Research article Open Access Boys are more stunted than girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of 16 demographic and health surveys Henry Wamani*1,2, Anne Nordrehaug ?str?m1, Stefan Peterson3, James K Tumwine4 and Thorkild Tyllesk?r1 Address: 1Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Armauer Hansen Building, N-5021 Bergen, Norway, 2Institute of Public Health, Makerere University, P.O Box 29140, Kampala, Uganda, 3Division of International Health (IHCAR), Karolinska Institute, Norrbacka, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden and 4Department of Paediatri