2000 CDC growth charts for the United States: Methods and development

Vital and Health Statistics, Series 11: Data from the National Health Survey, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, and the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Volumn 11, Issue 246, 2002, Pages

  Kuczmarski, Robert J ^a   Ogden, Cynthia L ^b   Guo, Shumei S ^c   Grummer Strawn, Laurence M ^d   Flegal, Katherine M ^b   Mei, Zuguo ^d   Wei, Rong ^e   Curtin, Lester R ^e   Roche, Alex F ^c   Johnson, Clifford L ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b Division of Health Examination Statistics

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^e Office of Research and Methodology

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EID: 70349555987     PISSN: 00831980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
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