Relationship between physical growth and motor development in the WHO Child Growth Standards

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL. 450, 2006, Pages 96-101

  De Onis, Mercedes ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Childhood growth; Gross motor milestones; Growth standards; Young child development

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFANT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MODEL; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WALKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33750566486     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035320500495589     Document Type: Article

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