Professionalism and codes of ethics are intrinsically tied. As professions establish themselves, their members write codes of ethics to help define the professions and who can be a considered a professional. The codes explain why and how professions are deserving of trust, establish standards with specific guidelines for ethical practice, and designate who will have the authority to enforce sta...

Introduction Since production of WHO Multicenter Growth Reference Study (MGRS) growth standards in 2006, many countries have adopted the WHO charts for under five children [1]. In UK, WHO growth charts are used until 4 years [2] and in US only up to 2 years of age. Over-diagnosis of stunting and underweight in Asian children is likely with the use of these standards as Asian children are still ...

The SEVAL Standards define the demands placed on an evaluation but do not specify the instruments to be used in it. Ideally, an evaluation will fulfill all the criteria listed in the SEVAL Standards. However, it will not always be possible to heed each Standard equally, and it is thus far more appropriate to adapt the SEVAL Standards to the specific evaluation situation. This can mean certain S...

a Department of Natural Science & Public Health, Zayed University, PO Box 19282, Dubai, United Arab Emirates b Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B3P4 c Department of Biology and Chemistry, American University of Sharjah, PO Box 26666, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates d United Nations University, International Network on Water, Environment and Heal...

OBJECTIVE To compare the National Centre for Health Statistics (NCHS) international growth reference with the new World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards for identification of the malnourished (wasted) children most at risk of death. DESIGN Retrospective data analysis. SETTING A Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) nutrition program in Maradi, Niger, in 2006 that trea...

A total of 1496 school children aged 8-18 years (79.1% boys) participated in this study. Prevalence of obesity and overweight was estimated by using three different growth standards. Revised IAP 2015 growth standards detected more obese and overweight children than WHO 2007 and IOTF standards.