Many researchers and professionals need to be able to measure, assess and interpret human growth between birth and adulthood. However, much of the methodology is scattered in diverse literature. Human Growth: Assessment and Interpretation provides a complete reference to the field for all those who measure and assess child growth. It emphasises the interpretation of growth data taking into account the adjusted effects of influences such as genes, hormones and substance abuse during pregnancy, gives descriptions of normal and abnormal growth patterns, and of variant growth patterns such as failure-to-thrive and catch-up growth. Including methods to measure size and maturity, the judgement and interpretation of recorded data, evaluations of influences on growth and the significance of abnormal growth, it will be an essential source of information for pediatricians, human biologists, health workers, nutritionists, epidemiologists and others who are responsible for the health and welfare of children.
• Thorough up-to-date literature review including reference data for status in normal children and those with specific diseases • Shows functional and pathological significance of variations from normal growth • Shows place of growth measurements in health screening, health monitoring and the assessment of nutritional status
Contents
Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Measurement and assessment; 2. Patterns of change in size and body composition; 3. Determinants of growth; 4. Secular changes in growth and maturity; 5. The significance of child growth; References.
Reviews
'A useful reference text …'. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism
'… a practical reference …'. American Journal of Human Biology
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