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THE HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE IN INFANTS AND OTHER MEASUREMENTS TO WHICH IT MAY BE RELATED
Author(s) -
ILLINGWORTH R. S.,
EID E. E.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1971.tb06666.x
Subject(s) - medicine , circumference , head circumference , supine position , birth weight , body weight , pediatrics , obstetrics , surgery , pregnancy , geometry , mathematics , biology , genetics
Summary Head circumference was related to weight, chest circumference, supine length, and crown rump length at birth, 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months in fifty boys and fifty‐six girls. 1. The head circumference is highly correlated with body size especially at birth and 6 weeks. 2. The head circumference shows the best correlation with weight and chest circumference, particularly the weight, in both sexes.