Diurnal variation of height in children

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

PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, cilt.47, sa.6, ss.645-648, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2005.02144.x
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.645-648
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: children, diurnal variation, height, STATURE, RELIABILITY, GROWTH
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.