title: [Recommendation for identical growth curves in Denmark].
abstract: Growth monitoring is essential for the evaluation of health in children. Growth and final height have changed over time, the secular trend, and therefore updated growth curves are important. In this article the growth curves in use in Denmark are reviewed. In 2003 two different growth curves with older reference populations were used for growth evaluation after the neonatal period, and five different growth curves were in use for neonatal growth evaluation. To make growth evaluation more homogeneous we recommend one updated Scandinavian growth curve for child growth monitoring in Denmark.
authors.affiliation: Paediatrisk Afdeling A, Arhus Universitetshospital, Skejby. nbb@sks.aaa.dk
authors.forename: Niels Holtum
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Birkebaek
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamperis
authors.forename: Katharina Maria
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Main
authors.forename: Jesper
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Johannesen
authors.forename: Rune Weis
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Naerå
authors.forename: Niels Thomas
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Hertel
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D013548:Sweden