Do new procedures for estimating growth curves introduce outstanding changes in height estimates?

• Main Authors: Mercedes Rubén Quesada (Author), Lilia E. Rodríguez Chávez (Author), Mercedes Esquivel Lauzurique (Author), Ciro González Fernández (Author), Vilma Tamayo Pérez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;"><strong>Introduction:</strong> The use of growth curves to monitor physical development in children is essential for pediatric health care. Cuban height charts were created during the seventies decade followin...