Normal growth and revised growth charts.

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1. Peter Dawson, MD, MPH 1. Boulder, CO 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000 Growth Charts for the United States: Improvements to the 1977 National Center for Health Statistics Version. Ogden CL, Kuczmarski RJ, Flegal KM, et al. Pediatrics.2002;109 :45– 60 [OpenUrl][1][Abstract/FREE Full Text][2] 2. www.cdc.gov/growthcharts. 3. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics . Sulkes SB, Dosa NP. In: Behrman RE, Kliegman RM, eds. Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics . 4th ed. 2002. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2002:4 4. Obesity Evaluation and Treatment: Expert Committee Recommendations . Barlow SE, Dietz WH. Pediatrics . 1998;102 :e29 . Available at: http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/102/3/e29 [OpenUrl][3][Abstract/FREE Full Text][4] 5. Clinical Assessment of Growth . Berhane R, Dietz WH. In: Kessler DB, Dawson P, eds. Failure to Thrive and Pediatric Undernutrition. Baltimore, Md: Paul H. Brookes; 1999:195–214 When monitoring children’s growth, it is helpful to remember several rules of thumb: The pediatrician can monitor children’s growth more accurately by using growth charts, and the charts should be used at all health supervision visits. In January 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in Pediatrics the revised growth charts for children to replace those published in 1977. The revised charts, accompanied by technical reports, are also available at www.cdc.gov/growthcharts. The revision provides technical improvements in the infant charts. The old charts were based on a small sample of children from 1929 to 1975; the revised charts are based on five recent, ethnically diverse, … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DPediatrics%26rft.stitle%253DPediatrics%26rft.issn%253D0031-4005%26rft.aulast%253DOgden%26rft.auinit1%253DC.%2BL.%26rft.volume%253D109%26rft.issue%253D1%26rft.spage%253D45%26rft.epage%253D60%26rft.atitle%253DCenters%2Bfor%2BDisease%2BControl%2Band%2BPrevention%2B2000%2BGrowth%2BCharts%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BUnited%2BStates%253A%2BImprovements%2Bto%2Bthe%2B1977%2BNational%2BCenter%2Bfor%2BHealth%2BStatistics%2BVersion%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1542%252Fpeds.109.1.45%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F11773541%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/ijlink?linkType=ABST&journalCode=pediatrics&resid=109/1/45&atom=%2Fpedsinreview%2F23%2F7%2F255.atom [3]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DPediatrics%26rft.stitle%253DPediatrics%26rft.issn%253D0031-4005%26rft.aulast%253DBarlow%26rft.auinit1%253DS.%2BE.%26rft.volume%253D102%26rft.issue%253D3%26rft.spage%253De29%26rft.epage%253De29%26rft.atitle%253DObesity%2BEvaluation%2Band%2BTreatment%253A%2BExpert%2BCommittee%2BRecommendations%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1542%252Fpeds.102.3.e29%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F9724677%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [4]: /lookup/ijlink?linkType=ABST&journalCode=pediatrics&resid=102/3/e29&atom=%2Fpedsinreview%2F23%2F7%2F255.atom