Using the new UK-WHO growth charts

In April 2006 the World Health Organization (WHO) published a new growth standard for children aged under five years. The UK was one of the first developed countries to adopt it, and the Department of Health commissioned the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health to design new growth charts a...

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Published in:BMJ 2010, Vol.340 (7747), p.647-650
Main Authors: WRIGHT, Charlotte M, WILLIAMS, Anthony F, ELLIMAN, David, BEDFORD, Helen, BIRKS, Eileen, BUTLER, Gary, SACHS, Magda, MOY, Robert J, COLE, Timothy J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis. Health state
Biological and medical sciences
Charts
Childrens health
Epidemiology
General aspects
Human growth
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous. Technology
Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques
Pediatrics
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
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Summary:In April 2006 the World Health Organization (WHO) published a new growth standard for children aged under five years. The UK was one of the first developed countries to adopt it, and the Department of Health commissioned the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health to design new growth charts and develop new evidence based instructions and supporting educational materials. These charts--known as the UK-WHO growth charts--are now in use for monitoring the growth of children aged under four years. Here, Wright et al explain how the new charts differ from the previous ones and how they should be used by anyone who plots or interprets growth measurements.
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.c2587