Mercedes de Onís, Adelheid W. Onyango, Elaine Borghi, Cutberto Garza et al.
OBJECTIVES: To compare growth patterns and estimates of malnutrition based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards ('the WHO standards') and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)/WHO international growth reference ('the NCHS reference'), and discuss implications for ...
Thaís Rangel Bousquet Carrilho, Olufemi Taiwo Oladapo, Jennifer A Hutcheon, Giovanna Gatica-Domínguez et al.
INTRODUCTION: Gestational weight gain (GWG) is an important indicator of maternal nutrition to be monitored during pregnancy. However, there is no evidence-based tool that can be used to monitor it across all geographic locations and pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) categories. The WHO is underta...
James Whitehall, Phillip Barnden, Md. Masud Rana, Lara Wieland et al.
1Data analysis, writer, Paediatrics, Western Sydney University, Australia 2Programme organiser, Programme Officer, Symbiosis International, Bangladesh 3Programme organiser, Associate Programme Director, Mennonite Central Committee, Bangladesh 4Supervisor, Paediatrics, Western Sydney University, Aust...