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Human growth and development / [edited by] Noël Cameron ; with 20 contributing authors.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Cameron, Noël.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Human growth.
Developmental psychology.
Human Development.
Anthropometry.
Growth--physiology.
Medical Subjects:
Human Development.
Anthropometry.
Growth--physiology.
Genre:
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xx, 434 pages) : illustrations portrait
Place of Publication:
Amsterdam ; New York : Academic Press, [2002]
System Details:
text file
Summary:
Aims to serve as a resource on the human growth stages, environmental effects, and the research methods scientists should use. This text contains both biological and bio-medical approaches to human development and chapters on research methods of growth data collection. It is intended for instructors in various medical and scientific fields.
Contents:
Human growth curve, canalization, and catch-up growth / Noël Cameron
Growth in infancy and childhood : a pediatric approach / Horacio Lejarraga
Adolescence : somatic growth and sex differences / Roland C. Hauspie
Puberty / Peter T. Ellison
Endocrinology of growth / Peter C. Hindmarsh
The genetic epidemiology of growth and development / Bradford Towne, Ellen W. Demerath, and Stefan A. Czerwinski
Nutrition and growth / Nicholas G. Norgan
Environmental effects on growth / Lawrence M. Schell and Kristen L. Knutsen
Social and economic influences on growth and secular trends / Francis E. Johnston
Endocrine disorders of growth / John S. Parks
Genetically determined growth disorders / Michael A. Preece
Saltation and stasis / Michelle Lampl
Body composition during growth and development / Babette Zemel
The evolution of human growth / Barry Bogin
Exercise and growth : physical activity as a factor in growth and maturation / Robert M. Malina
The assessment of human growth / William Cameron Chumlea and Shumei Sun Guo
Assessment of maturation / Noël Cameron
Growth references and standards / Tim J. Cole.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Other Format:
Print version: Human growth and development.
ISBN:
9780080534206
0080534201
OCLC:
239609427
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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