Why Another Growth Chart?

[摘要] The paper by Duncan and colleagues in a previous issue1 presents growth charts based on an earlier report by McCammon2 which summarized measurements collected by the Denver Child Research Council since 1933. Any "new" growth charts should have compelling advantages over those already in common use.3,4 Such advantages might reflect the nature and size of the sample, the up-to-date character of the sample, and artistic or novel features of the charts themselves.It is only in the latter category that the Denver charts seem to have succeeded. That is, weight, height, and head circumference measurements are depicted graphically for two age intervals on one sheet of paper.

[学科分类] 儿科学