The probabilities that children and adolescents alter their positions to non-adjacent canals (decanalization) on the current NCHS growth charts have been estimated. In this context, canals are the zones between the major percentile levels (5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, and 95th) that are shown
Validity and reliability of self-reported stature and weight of US adolescents
β Scribed by John H. Himes; Anne Faricy
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 71 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1042-0533
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