Title of article :
Failure to Thrive Severity Determination by New Design Curves in Standard Growth Charts
Author/Authors :
Hosseini، Firouzeh نويسنده Department of Pediatrics, Besat Hospital, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. Hosseini, Firouzeh , Borzouei، Babak نويسنده Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan , , Vahabian، Mehrangiz نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2011
Pages :
6
From page :
795
To page :
800
Abstract :

Failure to thrive (FTT) is a perplexing disorder commonly seen by primary care physicians. Identification of FTT and an assessment of severity of the undernutrition are important to identify children at risk, and to provide appropriate intervention for preventing malnutrition and developing sequela. One of different anthropometric methods for categorizing undernutrition in childhood is Waterlow and Gomez classifications. Unfortunately, these classifications are not an easy task for the practitioners due to its difficult calculations. In this paper, Waterlow and Gomez classifications have been shown on the Standard Growth Charts (WHO 2006). Using these curves, the practitioners can determine severity of FTT by plotting weight, height and age of the patients without any calculations.

Journal title :
Acta Medica Iranica
Serial Year :
2011
Journal title :
Acta Medica Iranica
Record number :
2390790
Link To Document :
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