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Dilemmas in choosing and using growth charts

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2012
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Hermanussen, M., Staub, K., Assmann, C., & van Buuren, S. (2012). Dilemmas in choosing and using growth charts. Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, 9, 650–656.

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Human growth is both a target seeking process regulated by genes and environment, and a highly dynamic process that even under similar social and economic circumstances varies considerably both in amplitude (being short or tall) and tempo (maturing fast or slow). This has led to vivid discussions about which growth chart is the right chart to use. In contrast to wide-spread opinions emphasizing the similarity in early childhood growth among diverse ethnic groups, it has become apparent that a single "global" reference fails to adequat

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9

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650

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1565-4753

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Hermanussen, M., Staub, K., Assmann, C., & van Buuren, S. (2012). Dilemmas in choosing and using growth charts. Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, 9, 650–656.

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