Using the new UK-WHO growth charts

Paediatrics and Child Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 97-102

  Moy, Robert ^a   Wright, Charlotte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Growth charts; Growth monitoring; Preterm; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH CURVE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PUBERTY; REVIEW; UK WHO; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84896725185     PISSN: 17517222     EISSN: 1878206X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2013.09.012     Document Type: Review

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