Universal growth standards for under-five children, given the worldwide variation in healthy
growth and several determinants of anthropometry, are imprecise measures of nutritional …

Childhood nutritional status serves as a lens through which nations and communities
identify missed opportunities to improve health and wellbeing across the life cycle, as well …

Objectives This study is designed in order to compare the efficacy and safety of recombinant
human growth hormone (rhGH) with the reference brand. Methods According to the …

Objective To examine the accuracy of World Health Organization (WHO) growth standard in
under-5 year Indian children, and identify a method to contextualize the WHO standard for …

The most common measures of childhood undernutrition are based on anthropometric
measures such as height-for-age (stunting/chronic undernutrition) and weight-for-height …

Abstract MARUME, Anesu; MOHERNDRAN, Archary; TINARWO, Partson and MAHOMED,
Saajida. Development of a Zimbabwean child growth curve and its comparison with the …

Background: the variations in a child's overall body shape and figure among different
countries are attributable to differences in genetics, environmental factors, and the …

Growth charts (GCs) are essential tools for monitoring children's growth and overall health
status. The extent to which healthcare professionals in Saudi Arabia (SA) use national and …

Aim Growth reference values about mid‐upper arm circumference (MUAC) are vital for
assessing children's nutritional status. However, Pakistan lacks these reference values and …

Objective We aimed to develop anthropometric growth references for Indian children and
adolescents, based on available 'healthy'child data from multiple national surveys …