Paediatric growth charts: How do we use them and can we use them better?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-25

  Ramsden, Louise ^a   Day, Andrew S ^a,b  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

child health; general paediatrics; growth charts; nutrition

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GROWTH CHARTS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84856090960     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02185.x     Document Type: Review

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