Overview
Cesar G. Victora is a child health epidemiology specialist with an H-index of 148 at Federal University of Pelotas (Faculty). Has been published in The Lancet, Social Science & Medicine, The Lancet Global Health. Based in Brazil.
Biography
Cesar G. Victora is a Brazilian-born epidemiologist, academic and specialist in child health and nutrition. He is an Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology at the Federal University of Pelotas and holds or has held honorary appointments at the Universities of Harvard, Oxford, and Johns Hopkins, and at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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Research Impact
5 Publications
0 Total Citations
Publication Timeline
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Lancet
Key Publications
Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect.
Maternal and child undernutrition and overweight in low-income and middle-income countries.
Why invest, and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices?
Breastfeeding: crucially important, but increasingly challenged in a market-driven world.
Revisiting maternal and child undernutrition in low-income and middle-income countries: variable progress towards an unfinished agenda.
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