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• Growth chart — A growth chart is used by pediatricians and other health care providers to follow a child s growth over time. Growth charts have been constructed by observing the growth of large numbers of normal children over time. The height, weight, and head… …   Wikipedia

• growth chart — a graphic representation of the normal progressive changes in selected measurements, such as weight, height, or head circumference, used as a tool for assessing growth in children; charts are composed of several percentile curves showing the… …   Medical dictionary

• Human height — Tall redirects here. For other uses, see Tall (disambiguation). Human height is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body standing erect. When populations share genetic background and environmental factors,… …   Wikipedia

• Weight and Height Percentile — Weight and height percentiles are determined by growth charts and body mass index charts to compare a child s measurements with those of other children in the same age group. By doing this, doctors can track a child s growth over time and monitor …   Wikipedia

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder — Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) describes a continuum of permanent birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy, which includes, but is not limited to Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).Astley, S.J. (2004).… …   Wikipedia

• Fetal alcohol syndrome — (FAS) is a disorder of permanent birth defects that occurs in the offspring of women who drink alcohol during pregnancy. It is unknown whether amount, frequency or timing of alcohol consumption during pregnancy causes a difference in degree of… …   Wikipedia

• Obesity in the United States — Historical U.S. Obesity Rate, 1960 2004.[1] Obesity in the United States has been increasingly cited as a major health issue in recent decades. While many industrialized countries have experienced similar increases, obesity rates in the United… …   Wikipedia

• Down syndrome — Classification and external resources Boy with Down syndrome assembling a …   Wikipedia

• Health aspects of Down syndrome — Down syndrome is a genetic disease resulting from the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome (trisomy 21). The medical consequences of this extra genetic material are highly variable and may affect the function of any organ system or …   Wikipedia

• Puberty — refers to the process of physical changes by which a child s body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction. Puberty is initiated by hormone signals from the brain to the gonads (the ovaries and testes). In response, the gonads produce a… …   Wikipedia

• Dwarfism — This article is about the medical condition. For the legendary creature, see Dwarf (Germanic mythology). For other uses, see Dwarf (disambiguation). Dwarfism Classification and external resources Lavinia Warren …   Wikipedia