Failure to Thrive Severity Determination by New Design Curves in Standard Growth Charts

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....

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Main Authors: Mehrangiz Vahabian, Babak Borzouei, Firouzeh Hosseini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-12-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/19744.pdf&manuscript_id=19744