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Short-Term Growth

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Perspectives in Human Growth, Development and Maturation

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Child growth is a dynamic process that is usually measured at infrequent intervals. Though at this level, body stature often appears to follow certain growth channels, the majority of children grows non-linearly.

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Hermanussen, M. (2001). Short-Term Growth. In: Dasgupta, P., Hauspie, R. (eds) Perspectives in Human Growth, Development and Maturation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9801-9_25

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