Designing new growth charts for low-birth weight babies: Need of the hour in India
Literature reveals theories explaining low birth weight (LBW) babies′ unplanned catch-up growth is related to several non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in adult-life. Is the current growth chart as per World Health Organization child growth standards of healthy breast feed infants and young child is...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Public Health |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2014;volume=58;issue=2;spage=110;epage=112;aulast=Roy |