Height screening at school: Ineffective without high standards and adequate resources

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 477-480

  Banerjee, S ^a   Morgan, R J H ^a   Rees, S A ^a   Latif, A H A ^a  

^a ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GROWTH DISORDERS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; WALES;

EID: 0037683150     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.6.477     Document Type: Article

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