34
Views
4
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

The Preece-Baines growth function demonstrated by personal computer: a teaching and research aid

Pages 487-489 | Received 18 Apr 1983, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

References

  • Billewicz W.Z., McGregor I.A. A birth-to-maturity longitudinal study of heights and weights in two West African (Gambian) villages, 1951–1975. Annals of Human Biology 1982; 9: 309–320
  • Brown T., Townsend G.C. Adolescent growth in height of Australian Aboriginals analysed by the Preece-Baines function : a longitudinal study. Annals of Human Biology 1982; 9: 495–505
  • Hauspie R.C., Das S.R., Preece M.A., Tanner J.M. A longitudinal study of the growth in height of boys and girls of West Bengal (India) aged six months to 20 years. Annals of Human Biology 1980; 7: 429–441
  • Nelder J.A., Mead R. A simplex method for function minimization. The Computer Journal 1965; 7: 308–313
  • Olsson D.M., Nelson L.S. The Nelder-Mead simplex precoedure for function minimization. Technometrics 1975; 17: 45–51
  • Preece M.A., Baines M.J. A new family of mathematical models describing the human growth curve. Annals of Human Biology 1978; 5: 1–24

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.