Does height influence progression through primary school grades?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 297-301

  Wake, Melissa ^a   Coghlan, David ^a   Hesketh, Kylie ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Grade retention; Height; School age

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VICTORIA;

EID: 0034026158     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.82.4.297     Document Type: Article

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