Scientific communication
Bericht [Report]
Hauser, Gertrud
Anthropologischer Anzeiger Volume 51 No. 3 (1993), p. 283 - 284
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published: Sep 2, 1993
DOI: 10.1127/anthranz/51/1993/283
ArtNo. ESP140005103007, Price: 29.00 €
Abstract
The UK National Study of Health and Growth of Schoolchildren: To celebrate the 21st anniversary of the National Study of Health and Growth, a scientific meeting was held at Guy’s Hospital London 12th October 1992. The programme of the anniversary meeting included papers on the origin and aims of the study by Professor W. Holland; the historical background by Professor J. M. Tanner; social factors, health and growth by Dr. R. Rona; obesity in Britain by Professor J. Garrow; secular trends in growth and obesity by Dr. S. Chinn; the assessment of trends in asthma in English children by Dr. P. Burney; and the contribution of the national study to new reference values for growth by Dr. S. Chinn.
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