RT Journal
A1 Saari A, Sankilampi U, Dunkel L
T1 Multiethnic who growth charts may not be optimal in the screening of disorders affecting height: Turner syndrome as a model
JF JAMA Pediatrics
JO JAMA Pediatrics
YR 2013
FD February 1
VO 167
IS 2
SP 194
OP 195
DO 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.436
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.436
AB 
In 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) published multiethnic growth charts for children younger than 5 years compiled of growth data of 6669 infants from 6 different countries (the United States, Norway, Oman, Brazil, India, and Ghana).1 Originally, the rationale for the construction of the multiethnic WHO standards stemmed from an earlier study2 that reported nearly similar growth patterns in infants and children from diverse ethnic backgrounds when their physiological needs are met and the environment supports healthy development.