Assessment of head size adjusted for height: An anthropometric tool for clinical use based on Argentinian data

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 415-423

  Saunders, Catherine L ^a   Lejarraga, Horacio ^a   Del Pino, Mariana ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Growth standard; Head circumference; Relative macrocephaly; Short stature

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CHILD HEALTH; DATA SET; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ARGENTINA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ORGAN SIZE;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33750305061     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460600742062     Document Type: Article

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