GROWTH STANDARDS AND CHARTS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2014.21.02.1970Keywords:
1977 NCHS growth charts, NCHS/WHO growth charts;, 2000 CDC growth charts, 2006 WHO growth standards, 2007 WHO growth references, Growth indicators, 0 60 months; 5 19 years, ; prematurity; very low birth weighAbstract
There are a number of growth references available for children internationally but
in 2006 the World health organization published growth standards for children 0 60 months.
These growth standards have been adopted even by the developed countries though with some
modifications. This article discusses the various aspects of growth standards including plotting of
charts and their interpretation.
