Construction of national standards of weight and height and growth charts of Iranian children: A review article

Objectives: Growth charts are the most important evaluation tools for the assessment of growth and development of children which could be further used to develop preventive interventions. This study was undertaken with the aim of reviewing different current growth curves, their advantages and disadv...

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Main Authors: Mitra Abtahi, Aazam Doustmohammadian, Morteza Abbdollahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2011;volume=2;issue=3;spage=122;epage=126;aulast=Abtahi