Are the new Danish 2014 growth references really more appropriate than the World Health Organization standards?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 464-465

  Michaelsen, Kim F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; DANISH 2014 GROWTH REFERENCE; DEVELOPMENTAL, AGE AND GROWTH PARAMETERS; EDITORIAL; FAILURE TO THRIVE; GROWTH RATE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DENMARK; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84898059565     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12586     Document Type: Editorial

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