Assessment of differences in linear growth among populations in the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL. 450, 2006, Pages 56-65

  De Onis, Mercedes ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Childhood growth; Growth curves; Growth standards; Height; Length

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GHANA; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NORWAY; OMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE (STATISTICS); STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33750553578     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250500323756     Document Type: Article

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