Documentation of growth parameters and body mass index in a paediatric hospital

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 391-394

  Cummings, Elizabeth A ^a,b   John, Hyacinth ^a   Davis, Heather S ^a   McTimoney, C A Michelle ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Audit; Body mass index; Green zone; Growth; Growth chart

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 27544440601     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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