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Anthropometric indices of failure to thrive.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10799424     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIMS: To compare five anthropometric methods of classifying failure to thrive in order to ascertain their relative merits in predicting developmental, dietary, and eating problems. METHODS: The five anthropometric methods were compared in 83 children with failure to thrive. RESULTS: The methods were inconsistent in classification of severity, and no one method was superior in predicting problems. CONCLUSIONS: Weight alone, being the simplest, is still the most reasonable marker for failure to thrive and associated problems.
Authors:
P Raynor; M C Rudolf
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of disease in childhood     Volume:  82     ISSN:  1468-2044     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Dis. Child.     Publication Date:  2000 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-05-31     Completed Date:  2000-05-31     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372434     Medline TA:  Arch Dis Child     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  364-5     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Community Child Health, Belmont House, 3 Belmont Grove, Leeds LS2 9NP, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anthropometry / methods*
Body Weight
Child
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Failure to Thrive / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Linear Models
Male
Nutritional Status
Predictive Value of Tests
Severity of Illness Index
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