WHO child growth standards (Geneva, Swtizerland : World Health Organization, Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, 2009)
1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Construction of the weight velocity standards -- 4. Construction of the length velocity standards -- 5. Construction of the head circumference velocity standards -- 6. Computation of centiles and z-scores for velocities based on weight, length and head circumference -- 7. Discussion -- 8. Bibliography -- Appendix B Model specifications of the WHO child growth velocity standards -- Appendix C Results from analyses related to regression to the mean.
"The WHO Child Growth Standards were constructed by the Coordinating Team in the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development of the World Health Organization."--P. iv.
Keywords: Child development; Children; Anthropometry; Body Weights and Measures; Body Weights and Measures; Child; Child Development; Growth; Reference Standards