Using the new UK-WHO growth charts
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Collaborative Statement: Using the New Who Growth Charts
Growth monitoring and promotion of optimal growth are essential components of primary health care for infants and children. Serial measurements of weight, height/length for all children, and head circumference for infants and toddlers, compared with the growth of a large sample population of children depicted on a selected growth chart help to confirm a child’s healthy growth and development. I...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c1140