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. 1988 Oct;63(10 Spec No):1170–1172. doi: 10.1136/adc.63.10_spec_no.1170

Weight, length, and head circumference curves for boys and girls of between 20 and 42 weeks' gestation.

D V Keen 1, R G Pearse 1
PMCID: PMC1590216  PMID: 3196071

Abstract

The value of available growth curves for preterm infants is limited because they exclude infants of less than 28 weeks' gestation. We describe growth curves for weight, length, and head circumference for boys and girls of between 20 and 42 weeks' gestation.

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