Designing new growth charts for low-birth weight babies: Need of the hour in India

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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Main Authors: Pritam Roy, Manish Kumar Goel, Sanjeev Kumar Rasania
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Growth chart
Low birth weight babies
Non-communicable disease
Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2014;volume=58;issue=2;spage=110;epage=112;aulast=Roy

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