Minimum time intervals for serial measurements of growth in recumbent length or stature of individual children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 120-125

  Himes, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body height; Growth; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; MALE; PUBERTY; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033016590     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950170259     Document Type: Article

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