The 1977 National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Growth Charts, revised by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are now available as the 2000 CDC Growth Charts for the United States. New features include charts that extend to age 20 years, include the 3rd and 97th percentiles, allow calculation of z-scores that match the percentiles, and development of new body mass index-for-age growth charts. This article discusses the data sources, clinical applications and limitations including fundamentals of plotting and interpretation of the revised charts, and the Internet source for more comprehensive background and instructional materials (http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts).
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