Is it appropriate to use WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study standards to assess the growth parameters of Sri Lankan babies? A single-centre cross-sectional study

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Ishanya Ayeshini Abeyagunawardena (مؤلف), Arundhi Abeynayake (مؤلف), Thushani Anuththara (مؤلف), Kasun Alawaththegama (مؤلف), Sakuni Amanda (مؤلف), Vishaka Abeyrathne (مؤلف), Prabhadi Amaradasa (مؤلف), Buddhika Anuradha (مؤلف), Hanan Ahmed (مؤلف), Chathupa Abeykoon (مؤلف), Dinesh Malcolm Gerard Fernando (مؤلف)
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• منشور في: BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective To compare the anthropometric measurements of newborns in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka, with WHO standards.Methods Birth weight, length and occipitofrontal circumference (OFC) of 400 consecutive, term newborns of healthy mothers were measured in a tertiary care hospital.Results 40...