background: anthropometric indices are widely used to assess the health and nutritional status of children the aim of the present study was determination of malnutrition and compare estimates of under nutrition among young children under 2 years of age from birjand city of iran using who growth standard and the national center for health statistics (nchs) references. methods: the cross‑sectiona...

comprehensive review of the uses and interpretation of anthropometric references. The review concluded that the NCHS/WHO growth reference, which had been recommended for international use since the late 1970s, did not adequately represent early childhood growth and that new growth curves were necessary. The World Health Assembly endorsed this recommendation in 1994. The WHO Multicentre Growth R...

Adequate nutrition during the early years of life is of paramount importance for growth, development and long-term health through adulthood. It is during infancy and early childhood that irreversible faltering in linear growth and cognitive deficits occur (1, 2). Poor nutrition during this critical period contributes to significant morbidity and mortality (3). Similarly, the increasing prevalen...