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From conception, growth is a continuum and by no means a steady process. Particularly in infancy and the preadolescent period, we are inclined to view growth as a concept of size attained. What is the average body weight of healthy full-term infants at 1 year of age ? These measures, and their distribution, are valuable, for they indicate progress along a growth curve. Such distance curves, however, are rarely dramatic and may give a false impression of, for example, steady growth.
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Falkner, F. (1978). Postnatal Growth. In: Stave, U. (eds) Perinatal Physiology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2316-7_4
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