title: Viewpoint: childhood undernutrition: a failing global priority.
abstract: Undernutrition remains a significant underlying cause of death among children worldwide. Although alleviating hunger is part of the first United Nation's Millennium Development Goal and a declared global priority, undernutrition continues to be prevalent in low-income and middle-income countries throughout the world. The authors review the problem and policies and recommend how, particularly in this time of global economic difficulties, to improve policies to prevent undernutrition. They advocate even greater urgency.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia Health Systems, 409 Lane Road, Building MR4, Room 2115, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA.
authors.forename: Kristine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D046688:Child Mortality / Q000639:trends; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014943:Global Health; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D006815:Hunger; D007223:Infant; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014480:United Nations / Q000458:organization & administration