The new WHO child growth standards

Paediatria Croatica, Supplement

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-17

  De Onis, Mercedes ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Growth standards; Obesity; Overweight; Stunting; Underweight; Wasting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NORWAY; OMAN; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; SMOKING; STANDARD;

EID: 45149118949     PISSN: 1330724X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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