New Danish reference values for height, weight and body mass index of children aged 0-5 years

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 268-278

  Nielsen, A M ^a   Olsen, E M ^a   Juul, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

BMI; Child; Growth reference; Height; Weight

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 74349106314     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01582.x     Document Type: Article

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