Human Growth and Development , by Robert W. McCammon, M.D. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C Thomas, 1970, 294 pp. $9.00

The disappointment felt at the conclusion of reading this book–with its misleading title–was alleviated by a whetting of the appetite and Hope. The Denver longitudinal study of human growth from birth to maturity, spread over 40 years of effort, is legendary. Here, Dr. McCammon and his colleagues su...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1971-06, Vol.47 (6), p.1102-1103
Main Author: Falkner, Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The disappointment felt at the conclusion of reading this book–with its misleading title–was alleviated by a whetting of the appetite and Hope. The Denver longitudinal study of human growth from birth to maturity, spread over 40 years of effort, is legendary. Here, Dr. McCammon and his colleagues summarize the formation of the samples, methodology, and data collection and its storage. Then, the majority of the book consists of tables of measures presented cross sectionally against age.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.47.6.1102