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WHO child growth standards : growth velocity based on weight, length and head circumference : methods and development.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
World Health Organization. Nutrition for Health and Development.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Child development.
Children--Growth.
Children.
Child Development.
Medical Subjects:
Child Development.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (261 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Other Title:
World Health Organization child growth standards
Growth velocity based on weight, length and head circumference
Place of Publication:
Geneva, Swtizerland : World Health Organization, Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, c2009.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study> (MGRS) was implemented between 1997 and 2003 to generate new curves for assessing the growth and development of children the world over. The MGRS collected primary growth data and related information from 8440 healthy breastfed infants and young children from diverse ethnic backgrounds and cultural settings (Brazil, Ghana, India, Norway, Oman and USA). A key component of the MGRS design was a longitudinal cohort of children who were examined in a sequence of 21 visits starting at birth and ending at 24 months of age. A principal rationale for the lon
Contents:
COVER; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Executive summary; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. METHODOLOGY; 3. CONSTRUCTION OF THE WEIGHT VELOCITY STANDARDS; 4. CONSTRUCTION OF THE LENGTH VELOCITY STANDARDS; 5. CONSTRUCTION OF THE HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE VELOCITY STANDARDS; 6. COMPUTATION OF CENTILES AND Z-SCORES FOR VELOCITIES BASEDON WEIGHT, LENGTH AND HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; 7. DISCUSSION; 8. BIBLIOGRAPHY; APPENDIX B; APPENDIX C
Notes:
"The WHO Child Growth Standards were constructed by the Coordinating Team in the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development of the World Health Organization."--P. iv.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-238).
ISBN:
9786612250033
9781282250031
1282250035
9789240683709
9240683704
OCLC:
567989981

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