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Charts
z-scores: girls
Girls chart- Weight-for-age: Birth to 6 months (z-scores)
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Girls chart- Weight-for-age: Birth to 2 years (z-scores)
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Girls chart- Weight-for-age: 6 months to 2 years (z-scores)
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Girls chart- Weight-for-age: 2 to 5 years (z-scores)
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Girls chart- Weight-for-age: Birth to 5 years (z-scores)
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z-scores: boys
Boys chart- Weight-for-age: Birth to 6 months (z-scores)
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Boys chart- Weight-for-age: Birth to 2 years (z-scores)
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Boys chart- Weight-for-age: 6 months to 2 years (z-scores)
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Boys chart- Weight-for-age: 2 to 5 years (z-scores)
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Boys chart- Weight-for-age: Birth to 5 years (z-scores)
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Percentiles: girls
Girls chart- Weight-for-age: Birth to 6 months (percentiles)
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Girls chart- Weight-for-age: Birth to 2 years (percentiles)
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Girls chart- Weight-for-age: 6 months to 2 years (percentiles)
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Girls chart- Weight-for-age: 2 to 5 years (percentiles)
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Girls chart- Weight-for-age: Birth to 5 years (percentiles)
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Percentiles: boys
Boys chart- Weight-for-age: Birth to 6 months (percentiles)
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Boys chart- Weight-for-age: Birth to 2 years (percentiles)
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Boys chart- Weight-for-age: 6 months to 2 years (percentiles)
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Boys chart- Weight-for-age: 2 to 5 years (percentiles)
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Boys chart- Weight-for-age: Birth to 5 years (percentiles)
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Tables
z-scores: girls
Girls table- Weight-for-age: Birth to 13 weeks (z-scores)
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Girls table- Weight-for-age: Birth to 5 years (z-scores)
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z-scores: boys
Boys table- Weight-for-age: Birth to 13 weeks (z-scores)
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Boys table- Weight-for-age: Birth to 5 years (z-scores)
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Percentiles: girls
Girls table- Weight-for-age: Birth to 13 weeks (percentiles)
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Girls table- Weight-for-age: Birth to 5 years (percentiles)
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Percentiles: boys
Boys table- Weight-for-age: Birth to 13 weeks (percentiles)
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Boys table- Weight-for-age: Birth to 5 years (percentiles)
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Simplified field tables
z-scores: girls
Girls simplified field tables- Weight-for-age: Birth to 13 weeks (z-scores)
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Girls simplified field tables- Weight-for-age: Birth to 5 years (z-scores)
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z-scores: boys
Boys simplified field tables- Weight-for-age: Birth to 13 weeks (z-scores)
(pdf)
34 KB
Boys simplified field tables- Weight-for-age: Birth to 5 years (z-scores)
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57 KB
Percentiles: girls
Girls simplified field tables- Weight-for-age: Birth to 13 weeks (percentiles)
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33 KB
Girls simplified field tables- Weight-for-age: Birth to 5 years (percentiles)
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57 KB
Percentiles: boys
Boys simplified field tables- Weight-for-age: Birth to 13 weeks (percentiles)
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33 KB
Boys simplified field tables- Weight-for-age: Birth to 5 years (percentiles)
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Expanded tables for constructing national health cards
Instructions
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