Growth curves for school-age children and adolescents

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 463-465

  De Onis, Mercedes ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GROWTH; HUMANS; OBESITY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 66949124699     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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