BACKGROUND Infant growth is defined as a positive change in body size over a period of time, and is a sensitive predictor of social health. The most effective way to determine child growth is by measuring birth weight and constructing a weight growth trajectory. Many studies were conducted on the effects of different factors on birth weight, but investigations of these effects on growth traject...

1. Overview. Wei and He are to be congratulated on an innovative and important article. The conditional approach to growth charts described in their article is important in a practical sense, and the use of quantile regression is both natural and well motivated. We look forward to further application of their idea to actual practice, because the concept of “falling behind” in one’s growth cycle...

The type of growth chart now bcoming widely used in developing countries is described; its objectives differ from those of the charts used by paediatricians in industrialized countries. Alternative weight standards to the Harvard have been suggested by a WHO Working Party and adopted for the chart described here. The--3 and --4 standard deviations from these standards are also available printed...

purpose: e is a commonly use letter for illiterates or those who could not read english to measure visual acuity. the e chart is the mainly used charts in iran. however, they do not have the standards. they are in different format, fixed for 6 meter test, with or without lighting, with unequal number of letters in each line and different contrasts. as a result, there is an essential need for a ...

In this prospective community-based study, a symphysis-fundal height chart was constructed, derived from 403 measurements in 83 women, in a local rural population. Using the recommended Cardiff chart, 132 measurements (32.9%) were below the 10th centile line, while only two measurements were above the 90th centile line. This may indicate that a high percentage of the Tanzanian fetus are growth ...

218 Mothers who attended the Well Baby Clinic were interviewed to assess their understanding and interpretation of the growth chart. Results were disappointing and recommendations are made.