The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 5 , Pages 622-628, November 2008

Comparison of the Prevalence of Shortness, Underweight, and Overweight among US Children Aged 0 to 59 Months by Using the CDC 2000 and the WHO 2006 Growth Charts

  • Zuguo Mei, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; CDC, Atlanta, GA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Zuguo Mei, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop K-25, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
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  • Cynthia L. Ogden, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD
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  • Katherine M. Flegal, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD
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  • Laurence M. Grummer-Strawn, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; CDC, Atlanta, GA

Received 13 June 2007; received in revised form 16 April 2008; accepted 22 May 2008. published online 11 July 2008.

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 The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the CDC. The authors have nothing to disclose and have no potential conflict of interest, real or perceived, to report. No one involved in the production of the manuscript received any honorarium, grant, or other form of payment.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00478-2

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.05.048

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