The WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study: Planning, study design, and methodology

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  de Onis, Mercedes ^a   Garza, Cutberto ^b   Victora, Cesar G ^c   Onyango, Adelheid W ^a   Frongillo, Edward A ^d   Martines, Jose ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b United Nations University (UNU) Office United Nations   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Child nutrition; Childhood growth; Growth curves; Growth references; Infant feeding practices; Infant growth

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; NUTRITION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; ASIA; BRAZIL; EURASIA; EUROPE; GHANA; INDIA; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; OMAN; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 1942536459     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265040251s104     Document Type: Article

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