AGE-RELATED WEIGHT-FOR-HEIGHT CHARTS FOR SOUTH IRANIAN SCHOOL-CHILDREN

Authors
AYATOLLAHI SMT
Citation
Smt. Ayatollahi, AGE-RELATED WEIGHT-FOR-HEIGHT CHARTS FOR SOUTH IRANIAN SCHOOL-CHILDREN, Journal of tropical pediatrics, 41(3), 1995, pp. 181-185
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Tropical Medicine",Pediatrics
Journal title
Journal of tropical pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
01426338
Volume
41
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
181 - 185
Database
ISI
SICI code
0142-6338(1995)41:3<181:AWCFSI>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Analysis of data from the Shiraz (Iran) growth study requires to take age into account when assessing weight-for-height of school children a ged 6-12. A unified structure standard score method is used to constru ct age-related weight-for-height. Weight-for-height charts were drawn for each age-sex category of children. These charts suggest that local weight-for-height standards should be used in clinical work.