Cross-sectional growth references and implications for the development of an international growth standard for school-aged children and adolescents

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Seidell, Jacob C ^a   Doak, Colleen M ^a   de Munter, Jeroen S L ^a   Kuijper, Lothar D J ^a   Zonneveld, Cor ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Growth reference; Longitudinal data; School aged children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE; GROWTH; HEIGHT; STANDARD (REFERENCE); WEIGHT;

EID: 33845884645     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265060274s503     Document Type: Article

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