References for growth and pubertal development from birth to 21 years in Flanders, Belgium

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 680-694

  Roelants, M ^a,b   Hauspie, R ^a   Hoppenbrouwers, K ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Auxology; Growth reference charts; Pubertal development

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BIRTH DATE; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT; OBESITY; REFERENCE SAMPLE; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BELGIUM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; FLANDERS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70450239749     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460903049074     Document Type: Article

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