Height and weight reference curves for homozygous sickle cell disease

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 204-208

  Thomas, P W ^a   Singhal, A ^b   Hemmings Kelly, M ^c   Serjeant, G R ^c  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Growth; Reference; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034124665     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.82.3.204     Document Type: Article

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