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Child Height Weight Chart
Alternative Names
Height and weight chart
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Growth charts are used to compare your child's height, weight, and head size against children of the same age.
Growth charts can help both you and your health care provider follow your child as he or she grows. These charts may provide an early warning that your child has a medical problem.
Growth charts were developed from information gained by measuring and weighing thousands of children. From these...
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Well-child visits
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Delayed growth
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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