Height-for-age z scores increase despite increasing height deficits among children in 5 developing countries , ,

Volume: 100, Issue: 3, Pages: 821 - 825
Published: Sep 1, 2014
Abstract
Growth failure remains a persistent challenge in many countries, and understanding child growth patterns is critical to the development of appropriate interventions and their evaluation. The interpretation of changes in mean height-for-age z scores (HAZs) over time to define catch-up growth has been a subject of debate. Most studies of child growth have been cross-sectional or have focused on children through age 5 y.The aim was to characterize...
Paper Details
Title
Height-for-age z scores increase despite increasing height deficits among children in 5 developing countries , ,
Published Date
Sep 1, 2014
Volume
100
Issue
3
Pages
821 - 825
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