Use of national and international growth charts for studying height in European children: development of up-to-date European height-for-age charts.

Use of national and international growth charts for studying height in European children: development of up-to-date European height-for-age charts.

<h4>Background</h4>Growth charts based on data collected in different populations and time periods are key tools to assess children's linear growth. We analyzed the impact of geographic factors and the secular trend on height-for-age charts currently used in European populations, de...

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Main Authors: Marjolein Bonthuis, Karlijn J van Stralen, Enrico Verrina, Alberto Edefonti, Elena A Molchanova, Anita C S Hokken-Koelega, Franz Schaefer, Kitty J Jager
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22916131/?tool=EBI

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