The shape of the human growth curve is described and illustrated. Growth studies may be
longitudinal, cross-sectional, mixed longitudinal or linked-longitudinal; each has advantages …

My thesis that the growth of children amongst the various groups which make up a
contemporary society reflects rather accurately the material and moral condition of that …

This review is restricted to the more important investigations published during 1965, 1966
and 1967 on bodily growth and physiological development during adolescence in man. It …

In Great Britain some girls begin to menstruate in their 10th or 11th years, while others who
are equally healthy may not experience menarche until they'are 14, 15, or even older …

The accurate assessment of the physical growth and development of children has recently
come to interest paediatricians and public health officers much more than hitherto. In the …

Mixed longitudinal data on the physical changes at puberty in 228 normal boys are
presented together with normal standards for stages of genital and pubic hair development …

This paper presents recommendations for the analysis and presentation of height and
weight data from surveillance or surveys involving nutrition and anthropometry in young …

New charts for height, weight, height velocity, and weight velocity are presented for clinical
(as opposed to population survey) use. They are based on longitudinal-type growth curves …

A new method is given for estimating dental maturity or dental age, by reference to the
radiological appearances of the 7 teeth on the left side of the mandible. Panoramic …

(C) Whole-year Velocity Standards: Chronological Age-based and Individual Type We now
consider how to construct velocity standards, to answer our second question'Has this child's …