Assessing normal growth.
Guidelines are provided to help the physician differentiate growth patterns that are normal from those that are not. Basic tools and clinical findings are described, including proper measurement of height and plotting of data on growth charts.
D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods; D011628:Puberty, Delayed / Q000175:diagnosis; D012741:Sexual Maturation