German height references for children aged 0 to under 18 years compared to WHO and CDC growth charts

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-130

  Schaffrath Rosario, Angelika ^a   Schienkiewitz, Anja ^a   Neuhauser, Hannelore ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood; Germany; Height percentiles; Reference values

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE CLASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATABASE; GROWTH CURVE; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

GERMANY;

EID: 79551475469     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2010.521193     Document Type: Article

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