title: [Body height of Portuguese school children. Evolution in the last half century].
abstract: The height values of 122 boys and 124 girls, 7 to 11 years old, from 19 primary schools of the central area of Portugal were evaluated in 1988. The values from boys of all ages and girls younger than 9 years were normally spread, according to american (NCHS-USA 1976) standards. Girls older than 9 years were relatively shorter which could be related to the late puberty of these country girls. These figures are about 4 cm higher than those collected from portuguese school children born in 1964.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Pediátrico, Faculdade de Medicina de Coimbra.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: da Mota
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011174:Portugal; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Estatura de Portugueses de idade escolar. Evolução no último meio século.