title: Linear growth faltering should be assessed in absolute and relative terms.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology Federal University of Pelotas Pelotas RS, Brazil cvictora@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Cesar G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Victora
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition WHO Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Onis
authors.affiliation: Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Tulane University New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shrimpton
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D006128:Growth; D006130:Growth Disorders; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D011203:Poverty