Growth delay: an alternative measure of population health based on child height distributions

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Liina Mansukoski (Author), Huma Qamar (Author), Nandita Perumal (Author), Ashley Aimone (Author), Diego G. Bassani (Author), Daniel E. Roth (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Taylor & Francis Group, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
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Background Indicators of child height, such as mean height-for-age Z-scores (HAZ), height-for-age difference (HAD) and stunting prevalence, do not account for differences in population-average bone developmental stage. Aim Propose a measure of child height that conveys the dependency of linear growt...