The new WHO growth standards: Comparison with other growth charts

Annales Nestle

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 109-115

  Ziegler, Ekhard E ^a   Nelson, Steven E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth charts; WHO growth standards

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GROWTH CHART; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH STANDARD; HUMAN; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 41349095458     PISSN: 05178606     EISSN: 16614011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000112233     Document Type: Review

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