Diurnal variation of height in children

ŞIKLAR Z., Sanli E., Dallar Y., Tanyer G.

PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, vol.47, no.6, pp.645-648, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2005.02144.x
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.645-648
  • Keywords: children, diurnal variation, height, STATURE, RELIABILITY, GROWTH
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Diurnal variation of height is largely ignored in the assessment of growth in children. Diurnal decrease in stature may effect the reliability of height measurement. In this study, the degree of differences in daily height measurement were evaluated.