Statement: The International Pediatric Association endorses WHO Child Growth Standards
Statement of Endorsement by the International Union of Nutrition Sciences (IUNS)
Endorsement by the United Nations Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN)
What are the WHO Child Growth Standards?
What impact will the WHO Child Growth Standards have?
WHO Child Growth Standards and Infant and Young Child Feeding
WHO Child Growth Standards and the double burden of malnutrition
Children are measured for growth across the six sites of the Multicentre Growth Reference Study
Examples of charts for monitoring the growth of children from birth to 5 years (z-scores)
Weight-for-age
Length/height-for-age
BMI-for-age
User-friendly software for monitoring the growth of 0-5 years olds
Journal article by the study coordinators outlining the rationale for a new international growth reference
Executive summary of the technical report that describes the construction of the WHO Child Growth Standards
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More details on the WHO Child Growth Standards are available at www.who.int/childgrowth
