Misdiagnosis of overweight and underweight children younger than 2 years of age due to length measurement bias.

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Published in MedGenMed on November 29, 2005

Authors

Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman1, Janet W Rich-Edwards, Kelley S Scanlon, Ken P Kleinman, Matthew W Gillman

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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