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SUBMITTER: Cheikh Ismail L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4019016 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cheikh Ismail L L Knight H E HE Ohuma E O EO Hoch L L Chumlea W C WC
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 20130711
The primary aim of the INTERGROWTH-21(st) Project is to construct new, prescriptive standards describing optimal fetal and preterm postnatal growth. The anthropometric measurements include the head circumference, recumbent length and weight of the infants, and the stature and weight of the parents. In such a large, international, multicentre project, it is critical that all study sites follow standardised protocols to ensure maximal validity of the growth and nutrition indicators used. This pape ...[more]