A health professional's guide for using the new WHO growth charts

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

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ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; GROUPS BY AGE; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NOMENCLATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

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