WHO child growth standards : growth velocity based on weight, length and head circumference : methods and development.-
World Health Organization child growth standards Growth velocity based on weight, length and head circumference
- Geneva, Swtizerland : World Health Organization, Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, c2009.
- xix, 242 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
"The WHO Child Growth Standards were constructed by the Coordinating Team in the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development of the World Health Organization."--P. iv.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-238).
1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Construction of the weight velocity standards -- 4. Construction of the length velocity standards -- 5. Construction of the head circumference velocity standards -- 6. Computation of centiles and z-scores for velocities based on weight, length and head circumference -- 7. Discussion -- 8. Bibliography -- Appendix B Model specifications of the WHO child growth velocity standards -- Appendix C Results from analyses related to regression to the mean.
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Child development. Children--Growth. Anthropometry--methods. Body Weights and Measures--statistics & numerical data. Body Weights and Measures--standards. Child. Child Development. Growth--Child. Reference Standards.