Head circumference and anterior fontanelle measurements of Jamaican children.
This cross-sectional study documents, for the first time, head circumference measurements for normal children of Jamaica older than one year of age, and anterior fontanelle measurements for normal children of a developing nation. It demonstrates that medical data can be compiled by the community medical officer while attending to his clinical duties.
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D002508:Cephalometry; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007563:Jamaica; D008297:Male; D012886:Skull / Q000254:growth & development*