First growth curves based on the World Health Organization reference in a Nationally-Representative Sample of Pediatric Population in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): the CASPIAN-III study

• Main Authors: Mansourian Marjan (Author), Marateb Hamid (Author), Kelishadi Roya (Author), Motlagh Mohammad (Author), Aminaee Tahereh (Author), Taslimi Mahnaz (Author), Majdzadeh Reza (Author), Heshmat Ramin (Author), Ardalan Gelayol (Author), Poursafa Parinaz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The World Health Organization (WHO) is in the process of establishing a new global database on the growth of school children and adolescents. Limited national data exist from Asian children, notably those living in the Middle East an...