Age-based reference ranges for annual height velocity in US children

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2104-2112

  Kelly, Andrea ^a   Winer, Karen K ^b   Kalkwarf, Heidi ^c   Oberfield, Sharon E ^d   Lappe, Joan ^e   Gilsanz, Vicente ^f   Zemel, Babette S ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Department of Medicine   (United States)

^e CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT VELOCITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUE; TESTIS SIZE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902308430     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-4455     Document Type: Article

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