The Euro-Growth Study: Why, who, and how

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Van't Hof, Martin A ^a   Haschke, Ferdinand ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Europe; Experimental design; Growth; Nutrition; Quality control; References

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHILD GROWTH; EUROPE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0033928741     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200007001-00002     Document Type: Article

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