| Literature DB >> 2131802 |
A G Edwards1, P C Halse, J M Parkin, A J Waterston.
Abstract
The maximum weight centile achieved by a child between 4 and 8 weeks of age was found to be a better predictor of the centile at 12 months than the birth weight centile. Children whose weight deviated two or more major centiles below this maximum weight centile for a month or more showed significant anthropometric differences during the second year of life from those who showed no such deviation. It is suggested that this leads to a logical and practical definition of failure to thrive.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2131802 PMCID: PMC1792592 DOI: 10.1136/adc.65.11.1263
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN: 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791