[Physical development of Moscow's schoolchildren during the past decade]

Long- and short-term follow-ups of the Moscow schoolchildren of the 1960s to the 1990s show that acceleration of their growth and development has mainly ceased now. Certain changes have been found in the children's morphological status. The age of menarche has become 0.5 year older. The authors consider it necessary to perform follow-ups of physical development in a pediatric population along with sociohygienic monitoring.