WHO child growth standards : growth velocity based on weight, length and head circumference : methods and development.
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TextPublication details: Geneva, Swtizerland : World Health Organization, Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, c2009Description: xix, 242 p. : ill. ; 30 cmISBN: 9789241547635; 9241547634Other title: World Health Organization child growth standards | Growth velocity based on weight, length and head circumferenceSubject(s): Child development | Children -- Growth | Anthropometry -- methods | Body Weights and Measures -- statistics & numerical data | Body Weights and Measures -- standards | Child | Child Development | Growth -- Child | Reference StandardsLOC classification: RJ131 | .W526 2009Online resources: Click here to access online Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (1.8 MB, 262 p.)| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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"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.
Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (1.8 MB, 262 p.)
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