United States Head Circumference Growth Reference Charts: Birth to 21 Years

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Rollins, Jonathan D ^a   Collins, Julianne S ^a   Holden, Kenton R ^a,b  

^a GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 77952287613     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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