Height monitoring as a diagnostic test

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 296-297

  Hindmarsh, P C ^a,b   Cole, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; MASS SCREENING; NORMAL VALUE; NOTE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1942534023     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.039560     Document Type: Note

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