Clinical Considerations for Preterm Infant Growth Curves Regarding Distributions and Race
Clinicians use growth curves to assess infant health. Most children are measured on growth curves that contain percentiles for height, weight, and head circumference by sex. Preterm infants have their own growth curves. Infants who present with measurements below the 10th percentile are considered s...
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ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University
2017
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Online Access: | http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/iph_theses/549 http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1592&context=iph_theses |