1440 Using New Child Growth Standards of World Health Organization for Estimation Overweight and Obesity in Pre-School Children, Ahwaz, Iran
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Growth Standards and Charts; World Health Organization
.. There are a number of growth references available for children internationally but in 2006 the World health organization published growth standards for children 0 60 months. These growth standards have been adopted even by the developed countries though with some modifications. This article discusses the various aspects of growth standards including plotting of charts and their interpretation.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302724.1440