RECOGNIZING FAILURE-TO-THRIVE IN EARLY-CHILDHOOD

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EDWARDS, AGK
HALSE, PC
PARKIN, JM
WATERSTON, AJR
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[1] NEWCASTLE GEN HOSP,COMMUNITY HLTH UNIT,WESTGATE RD,NEWCASTLE TYNE NE4 6BE,TYNE & WEAR,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,DEPT CHILD HLTH,NEWCASTLE TYNE NE1 7RU,TYNE & WEAR,ENGLAND
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10.1136/adc.65.11.1263
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
The maximum weight centile achieved by a child between 4 and 8 weeks of age was found to be a better predictor of the centile at 12 months than the birth weight centile. Children whose weight deviated two or more major centiles below this maximum weight centile for a month or more showed significant anthropometric differences during the second year of life from those who showed no such deviation. It is suggested that this leads to a logical and practical definition of failure to thrive.
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页码:1263 / 1265
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