Head-circumference distribution in a large primary care network differs from CDC and WHO curves

Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Daymont, Carrie ^a   Hwang, Wei Ting ^a   Feudtner, Chris ^a,b   Rubin, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cephalometry; Growth assessment; Growth charts; Macrocephaly; Microcephaly; Primary care; Reference values

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH CURVE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NEWBORN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CEPHALOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE VALUE; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE VALUES; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77957694325     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-0410     Document Type: Article

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