WHO child growth standards; head circumference-for-age, arm circumference-for-age, triceps skinfold-for-age and subscapular skinfold-for-age

SciTech Book News, June, 2008

WHO child growth standards; head circumference-for-age, arm circumference-for-age, triceps skinfold-for-age and subscapular skinfold-for-age.

Ed. by World Health Organization.

World Health Organization

2007

217 pages

$40.00

Paperback

RJ131

Based on a WHO study conducted between 1997 and 2003, this report presents new growth charts for assessing the health of toddlers using anthropometry. The 74 tables list sample sizes, statistics, and resulting standards for boys and girls by months and years. Percentiles will help doctors assess risk for neurological disabilities, nutritional deficiencies, and childhood obesity. No index is provided.

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