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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Statistical agreement and cost–benefit: Comparison of methods for constructing growth reference charts

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Pages 57-69 | Received 11 Feb 2009, Accepted 25 Jun 2009, Published online: 18 Nov 2009

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