title: Independence of seasonal variation of growth from temperature change.
abstract: The heights of 27 normal boys and girls were measured at intervals throughout a 12 month period so that seven 16 week incremental increases could be calculated. Evaluation of these data suggest that seasonal variation of growth is more readily recognized among females than males and that seasonal variation of growth is not dependent upon marked temperature changes since the children in this study lived in a temperature climate with minimal annual temperature variation.
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons; D013696:Temperature