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Standards for height and weight of British children from birth to maturity.

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Lancet, 274, 1086-1088. 1959 CE.

Tanner established "normal" parameters for ranking the height and weight of children by percentile during growth. 
(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)

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Entry Number#12969
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/15217
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External URLstandards-for-height-and-weight-of-british-children-from-birth-to-maturity