Jef L Leroy

Linear Growth Deficit Continues to Accumulate beyond the First 1000 Days in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Global Evidence from 51 National Surveys

Jef L Leroy, Marie T. Ruel, Jean‐Pierre Habicht et al. · Journal of Nutrition · 2014 · 244 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Human Development, Development Economics +8

Using height-for-age differences (HAD) instead of height-for-age z-scores (HAZ) for the meaningful measurement of population-level catch-up in linear growth in children less than 5 years of age

Jef L Leroy, Marie T. Ruel, Jean‐Pierre Habicht et al. · BMC Pediatrics · 2015 · 138 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Child Health, Nutrition +17

The Oportunidades Program Increases the Linear Growth of Children Enrolled at Young Ages in Urban Mexico

Jef L Leroy, Armando García‐Guerra, Raquel García et al. · Journal of Nutrition · 2008 · 118 citations

Social Sciences, Child Health, Social Policy +13

Current Priorities in Health Research Funding and Lack of Impact on the Number of Child Deaths per Year

Jef L Leroy, Jean‐Pierre Habicht, Gretel H. Pelto et al. · American Journal of Public Health · 2006 · 92 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Child Health, Health Policy +16

Cash and In-Kind Transfers in Poor Rural Communities in Mexico Increase Household Fruit, Vegetable, and Micronutrient Consumption but Also Lead to Excess Energy Consumption1–3

Jef L Leroy, Paola Gadsden, Sonia Rodríguez‐Ramírez et al. · Journal of Nutrition · 2010 · 81 citations

Agriculture, Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition +17