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Head circumference during infancy in a birth cohort of Sri Lankan children: are we using the correct chart?

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dc.contributor.author Perera, P.J.
dc.contributor.author Fernando, M.P.
dc.contributor.author Samaranayake, R.
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-06T04:11:54Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-06T04:11:54Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.identifier.citation The Ceylon Medical Journal.2014;59(4):136-38 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0009-0875 (Print)
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/9145
dc.description Indexed in MEDLINE en_US
dc.description.abstract INTRODUCTION: Measuring head circumference and plotting it in centile charts is a routine practice in paediatrics. However if wrong charts are used, serious misinterpretations can ensue. OBJECTIVES: This study was carried out to ascertain the appropriateness of charts used in Sri Lanka. Out of a birth cohort of 2215 children, 250 from each sex were invited for a follow up study. Head circumference was measured at 2, 4, 6, 9 and 12 months. Statistical characteristics of head circumference for each sex, at each age were calculated. RESULTS: At the first follow up 244 boys and 241 girls were assessed. Out of this, 85% of boys and 86% of girls completed the follow up. CONCLUSIONS: Head circumference of both sexes deviated significantly at all ages from the charts available in the Child Health Developmental Record (CHDR). Head circumference charts available in the CHDR are inappropriate for use in Sri Lankan children. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Sri Lanka Medical Association en_US
dc.subject Head circumference en_US
dc.title Head circumference during infancy in a birth cohort of Sri Lankan children: are we using the correct chart? en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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