Head circumference reference data for Egyptian children and adolescents

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-81

  Zaki, M E ^a   Hassan, N E ^a   El Masry, S A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; EGYPT; FEMALE; GENDER; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MONITOR; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 44449103669     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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