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Original Article

Revised birth centiles for weight, length and head circumference in the UK-WHO growth charts

Tim J. Cole Medical Statistics, UCL Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anthony F. Williams Child Nutrition, St George's, University of London, London, UK
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Charlotte M. Wright Community Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Pages 7-11 | Received 01 Nov 2010, Accepted 29 Dec 2010, Published online: 22 Dec 2010

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