Statistical agreement and costbenefit: Comparison of methods for constructing growth reference charts

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-69

  Hermanussen, M ^a   Assmann C ^a   Tutkuviene, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

^b VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Growth standards; Statistical agreement; Synthetic growth reference; WHO growth reference

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 72449165891     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460903173379     Document Type: Article

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