Pediatrics/Paediatrics - Child Growth

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• A Health Professional's Guide for Using the New WHO Growth Charts

  Last Updated: 2014-04-30 – Manual/Guide  

  This Dietitians of Canada and Canadian Paediatric Society guide for health professionals describes how to use and interpret the WHO growth charts to assess growth in children. Updated in 2014 to reflect redesigned charts.

   Target Audience: Professional

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• A Simple Guide to Classifying Body Mass Index in Children

  Last Updated: 2012-07-30 – Handout  

  An NHS National Obesity Observatory (UK) guide for health professionals which describes different methods of interpreting BMI in children.

   Target Audience: Professional

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