Failure to thrive: the prevalence and concurrence of anthropometric criteria in a general infant population

2006148 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Else Marie Olsen · Glostrup Hospital

Janne Petersen · Glostrup Hospital

Anne Mette Skovgaard · Glostrup Hospital

Birgitte Weile · Gentofte Hospital

Torben Jørgensen · Glostrup Hospital

C. M Wright · University of Glasgow

Abstract

No single measurement on its own seems to be adequate for identifying nutritional growth delay. Further longitudinal population studies are needed to investigate the discriminating power of different criteria in detecting significant undernutrition and subsequent outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Child Nutrition and Water Access Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volume 92, Issue 2, pp. 109-114

DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.080333

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