The WHO Child Growth Standards

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The WHO Child Growth Standards

The WHO Child Growth Standards were developed using data collected in the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study (MGRS)1.

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  1. WHO Child Growth Standards. Available at: http://www.who.int/childgrowth/en/. Accessed on 05 September 2013.
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