need to know for ur exam - sami2004

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u need to look at some example of growth curve or growth chart and need to know how to read them or interpet these curve.

if anyone has a good link , let us know, i am going to post the ones i know


http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/growthch...3print.pdf


http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/growthcha...50802a.htm

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Thanks.

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Sami..thank u much...I was really looking for this topic

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Thanks sami, I never understand these curves...

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main link

http://pediatrics.about.com/od/growthand...charts.htm


make sure u click on the blue color ( Boys from Birth to 36 Months) to show u the curve as u follow the step for reading. it will be easy to print the curve and follow the direction

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Interpreting the BMI-for-Age in Children and Adolescents

Physicians and other health professionals use established cut off points to identify underweight and overweight children and adolescents. The extremes in BMI-for-age that raise concern in children 2 to 20 years of age
BMI-for-age

Underweight
LESS THAN 5th percentile

At risk of overweight
greater than 85th percentile

Overweight
greater 95th percentile

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thanks