Evaluating preschool linear growth velocities: an interim reference illustrated in Nepal

• Main Authors: Swetha Manohar (Author), Elizabeth Colantuoni (Author), Andrew Lucian Thorne-Lyman (Author), Binod Shrestha (Author), Ramesh Kant Adhikari (Author), Angela KC (Author), Abhigyna Bhattarai (Author), Keith Parker West (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: An annualised linear growth velocity (LGV) reference can identify groups of children at risk of growing poorly. As a single velocity reference for all preschool ages does not exist, we present an interim tool, derived from published, normative growth studies, for detecting growth...