Approaches to detecting growth faltering in infancy and childhood

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 499-519

  Argyle, J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; MONITORING; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, ANATOMIC; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 0141459022     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0301446032000112698     Document Type: Review

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