Parental height and child growth from birth to 2 years in the WHO multicentre growth reference study

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue S2, 2013, Pages 58-68

  Garza, Cutberto ^a   Borghi, Elaine ^b   Onyango, Adelheid W ^b   De Onis, Mercedes ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Infant and child growth; Mid parental height; Secular trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; GHANA; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NORWAY; OMAN; PARENTAL HEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

INFANT AND CHILD GROWTH; MID-PARENTAL HEIGHT; SECULAR TRENDS;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885148728     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12085     Document Type: Article

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