WHO Child Growth Standards : Methods and Development.

A comprehensive review of the uses and interpretation of anthropometric references undertaken by WHO in the early 1990s concluded that new growth curves were needed to replace the existing international reference. To develop new standards, a multi-country study was carried out to collect primary gro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: WHO
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2007.
Temas:
Children > Anthropometry > Standards.
Children > Growth.
Child development.
Child Development
Enfants > Anthropométrie > Normes.
Enfants > Croissance.
Enfants > Développement.
Child development
Children > Growth
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A comprehensive review of the uses and interpretation of anthropometric references undertaken by WHO in the early 1990s concluded that new growth curves were needed to replace the existing international reference. To develop new standards, a multi-country study was carried out to collect primary growth data and related information from 8440 healthy breastfed infants and young children from diverse ethnic backgrounds and cultural settings (Brazil, Ghana, India, Norway, Oman and the USA). The first set of growth standards (length/ height-for-age, weight-for-age, weight-for- length, weight-for-he.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (237 pages)
ISBN:9789240683150
9240683151

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