Growth landmarks

Growth landmarks are parameters measured in infants, children and adolescents which help gauge where they are on a continuum of normal growth and development.

Growth landmarks have also been used for determination of abnormal growth as well.

External links

Sexual development

http://www.teachingsexualhealth.ca/parents/sexualdevelopment.html

Growth hormone and growth

http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/shortsum.htm

Growth in young brains

http://www.loni.ucla.edu/~thompson/MEDIA/latimes.html

Growth and body composition

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/80/5/1334

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