The height-, weight- and BMI-for-age of preschool children from Nizhny Novgorod city, Russia, relative to the international growth references

The height-, weight- and BMI-for-age of preschool children from Nizhny Novgorod city, Russia, relative to the international growth references

Abstract Background Monitoring a child’s growth status helps to diagnose diseases and implement curative and preventive measures. The aim of this study was to assess how well preschool children of Russian city (Nizhny Novgorod) match with, or diverge from, international growth charts (WHO2006,2007;...

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Main Authors: Ekaterina Nazarova, Yury Kuzmichev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Preschool children
Growth charts
Growth references
Height
Weight
Body mass index
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-2946-8

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