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WHO child growth standards : growth velocity based on weight, length and head circumference : methods and development.

Title
WHO child growth standards : growth velocity based on weight, length and head circumference : methods and development.
Publication
Geneva, Swtizerland : World Health Organization, Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, c2009.

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Additional Authors
World Health Organization. Nutrition for Health and Development.
Description
xix, 242 p. : ill.; 30 cm.
Alternative Title
  • World Health Organization child growth standards
  • Growth velocity based on weight, length and head circumference
Subject
  • Child development
  • Children > Growth
Note
  • "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.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-238).
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (1.8 MB, 262 p.)
Contents
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.
ISBN
  • 9789241547635
  • 9241547634
OCLC
  • ocn316014678
  • SCSB-1521900
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library