Anthropometric indices of failure to thrive

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 364-365

  Raynor, Pauline ^a   Rudolf, Mary C J ^a  

^a Department of Community Child Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measure; Body mass index; Failure to thrive

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; DIET; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034112072     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.82.5.364     Document Type: Article

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