Where all the children are above average.

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Author/s: Jain, Anjali (A);

Affiliation: Children's National Medical Center and George Washington University, Center for Health Services and Community Research, Children's Research Institute, Room 5536, 111 Michigan Ave, Washington, DC 20010, USA. ajain(-atsign-)cnmc.org

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Publication Type: Comment; Journal Article

Journal: Pediatrics (Pediatrics), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 124 (issue 4) : pp e803-4

Dates: Created 2009/09/29; Completed 2009/10/23;

PMID: 19786439, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/23/2009, IMS Date: )

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CommentOn: Pediatrics. 2009 Oct;124(4):1100-9. (PMID: 19786446)

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Body Height
Body Weight
Child
Child Development - physiology
Child Welfare
Child, Preschool
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

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