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| WHO Child Growth Standards: Head Circumference-for-age, Arm Circumference-for-age, Triceps Skinfold-for-age and Subscapular Skinfold-for-age |
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| Methods and Development |
| Nonserial Publication |
| World Health Organization |
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ISBN-13
9789241547185
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ISBN-10
9241547189
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Order Number
11502660
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Price
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40.00
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US$
48.00
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Developing countries:
CHF
28.00
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English
2007
234
pages
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| Summary |
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-height and body mass
index-for-age) was published in April 2006.
This report presents the second set of growth
standards (head circumference-for-age,
arm circumference-for-age, triceps
skinfold-for-age and subscapular
skinfold-for-age). The standards depict normal early childhood growth under
optimal environmental conditions and can be
used to assess children everywhere, regardless of ethnicity, socioeconomic status and type of feeding.
This report will be useful to paediatricians
and other healthcare providers, nutritionists,
policy makers, researchers, national
institutes of health, schools of medicine, and
professional associations.
Companion volume:
WHO Child Growth Standards: Length/Height-for-age, Weight-for-age, Weight-for-length, Weight-for-height and Body Mass Index-for age. Methods and Development
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