Enrolment and baseline characteristics in the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL. 450, 2006, Pages 7-15

  De Onis, Mercedes ^a   Onyango, Adelheid ^a   Borghi, Elaine ^a   Siyam, Amani ^a   Pinol, Alain ^a   Garza, Cutberto ^a,b   Martines, Jose ^a   Martorell, Reynaldo ^a   Victora, Cesar G ^a,b   Bhan, Maharaj K ^a,b,d   Araújo, Cora Luiza ^a,b   Lartey, Anna ^a,b   Owusu, William B ^a,b   Bhandari, Nita ^a,b,d   Norum, Kaare R ^a,b   Bjoerneboe, Gunn Elin Aa ^a,b   Mohamed, Ali Jaffer ^a,b,e   Dewey, Kathryn G ^a,b,f   Belbase, Krishna ^a,c   Black, Maureen ^a   Chumlea, Wm Cameron ^a   Cole, Tim ^a   Frongillo, Edward ^a   Grummer Strawn, Laurence ^a   Shrimpton, Roger ^a   Van Den Broeck, Jan ^a   Albernaz, Elaine ^a   Tomasi, Elaine ^a   Da Silveira, Rita De Cássia Fossati ^a   Nader, Gisele ^a   Sagoe Moses, Isabella ^a   Gomez, Veronica ^a   Sagoe Moses, Charles ^a   Taneja, Sunita ^a,d   Rongsen, Temsunaro ^a,d   Chetia, Jyotsna ^a,d   Sharma, Pooja ^a,d   Bahl, Rajiv ^a,d   Baerug, Anne ^a   Tufte, Elisabeth ^a   Rudvin, Karin ^a   Nysaether, Hilde ^a   Alasfoor, Deena ^a,e   Prakash, Nitya S ^a,e   Mabry, Ruth M ^a,e   Al Rajab, Hanadi Jamaan ^a,e   Abdou Helmi, Sahar ^a,e   Nommsen Rivers, Laurie A ^a,f   Cohen, Roberta J ^a,f   Heinig, M Jane ^a,f   more..

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b WHO ^*

^c UNICEF   (United States)

^d ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child nutrition; Growth standards; Longitudinal study; Socio economic status; Survey methodology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MOBILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GHANA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOTHER; NORWAY; OMAN; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SCREENING; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERM BIRTH; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33750546023     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035320500495407     Document Type: Article

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