failure to thrive (ftt) is a perplexing disorder commonly seen by primary care physicians. identification of ftt and an assessment of severity of the undernutrition are important to identify children at risk, and to provide appropriate intervention for preventing malnutrition and developing sequela. one of different anthropometric methods for categorizing undernutrition in childhood is waterlow...

218 Mothers who attended the Well Baby Clinic were interviewed to assess their understanding and interpretation of the growth chart. Results were disappointing and recommendations are made.

background: reference charts are widely used in healthcare as a screening tool. this study aimed to produce reference growth charts for school children from west malaysia in comparison with the united states centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) chart. methods: a total of 14,360 school children ranging from 7 to 17 years old from six states in west malaysia were collected. a two-stag...