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A persisting secular trend for body measurements in Dutch children. The Oosterwolde II Study
W J Gerver1, R De Bruin, N M Drayer
1Department of Pediatrics, University of Limburg, The Netherlands.
Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
|August 1, 1994
Abstract:
To investigate whether the secular trend for growth in Dutch children still exists, the Oosterwolde I study of 1980 was repeated in 1989. A persisting secular trend was visible for height while the z scores of body proportions show no change during the past 10 years, which suggests that there is no change in the timing of puberty.