A chart to predict adult height from a child's current height

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 662-668

  Cole, Tim J ^a   Wright, Charlotte M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adult; chart; child; Height; prediction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; DATA SET; GROWTH; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; MODEL VALIDATION; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80054889155     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2011.598189     Document Type: Article

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