German head circumference references for infants, children and adolescents in comparison with currently used national and international references

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Schienkiewitz, Anja ^a   Schaffrath Rosario, Angelika ^a   Dortschy, Reinhard ^a   Ellert, Ute ^a   Neuhauser, Hannelore ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood; Head circumference; KiGGS study; Percentiles

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 79958040410     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02173.x     Document Type: Article

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