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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 07 - Appropriate Uses of Anthropometric Indices in Children

UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

Published in : 1990

Available in : English

The use of anthropometry has increased rapidly in recent years. With this wider use, it has become even more important that the interpretation of results, for the individual and for populations, should be correct and well understood. I requested the Advisory Group on Nutrition at its first meeting in 1988 to help to define the issues. This led to the AGN proposing a workshop, for which they developed and approved terms of reference in early 1989. A number of the most experienced scientists in the field participated in the workshop convened by the SCN at WHO Headquarters in Geneva in June 1989. The workshop resolved most of the outstanding issues and provided much detail on specific uses of anthropometry.

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