title: Malnutrition in the Americas: challenges and opportunities.
authors.affiliation: Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization, Washington, D.C., United States of America.
authors.forename: Carissa F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Etienne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000569:Americas / Q000453:epidemiology; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009752:Nutritional Status; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control