Growth chart curves do not describe individual growth biology

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 643-653

  Lampl, Michelle ^a   Thompson, Amanda L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY GROWTH; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH PERIOD; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; LIFE HISTORY; LONGEVITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 34648827240     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20707     Document Type: Conference Paper

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