title: Growth charts, "curative" or "preventive"?
abstract: The type of growth chart now bcoming widely used in developing countries is described; its objectives differ from those of the charts used by paediatricians in industrialized countries. Alternative weight standards to the Harvard have been suggested by a WHO Working Party and adopted for the chart described here. The--3 and --4 standard deviations from these standards are also available printed on plastic overlays.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001835:Body Weight; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008501:Medical Records, Problem-Oriented; D008722:Methods; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control