Open AccessEuro-Growth References on Increments in Length, Weight, and Head and Arm Circumferences During the First 3 Years of Life
Author(s) -
M.A. van ’t Hof,
Ferdinand Haschke,
Sarolta Darvay
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1536-4801
pISSN - 0277-2116
DOI - 10.1097/00005176-200007001-00004
Subject(s) - percentile , medicine , standard deviation , confidence interval , growth curve (statistics) , birth weight , demography , statistics , mathematics , pregnancy , sociology , biology , genetics
Reliable assessment of growth performance of infants and young children requires reference data increments. Available increment references are based on data fitted to mathematical models, a process that diminishes variation in increment values.