Cross sectional stature and weight reference curves for the UK, 1990.
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Cross sectional stature and weight reference curves for the UK, 1990.
The current reference curves of stature and weight for the UK were first published in 1966 and have been used ever since despite increasing concern that they may not adequately describe the growth of present day British children. Using current data from seven sources new reference curves have been estimated from birth to 20 years for children in 1990. The great majority of the data are national...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.73.1.17