Syrian national growth references for children and adolescents aged 2-20 years

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• who: Ali Zamlout from the healthcare units to track the growth of children under five years of age, while references by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been widely used in assessing older childrenThe apparent anthropometric misclassification resulting from the application of these references in the daily practice of pediatrics in our hospitals and outpatient clinics was a clear indication of the impracticality of relying on these references in assessing the growth of children in our population, and that it is important to develop our own national references for better growth assessments. Accordingly, the . . .
  

   

  

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