NFS 143 Lecture 5: NFS 9:12:18
13 Sep 2018
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Age (years: 1-3, average daily growth: 10 g/day, 4-6, average daily growth: 5-8 g/day, 7-10, average daily growth: 5-12 g/day. Who child growth standards from birth to 2 years thereafter standard. Center for disease control (cdc) growth charts based on age and sex. Head circumference and weight for height is measured and plotted until 36 months of age. Want to be towards the middle of the bell curve: not on the outskirts. Age (years: 1-3, average monthly growth: 0. 7-1. 1 cm/month varies considerably. 25% of normal infants/toddlers in their first 2 years will experience drop into the lower growth percentile.
