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Title Cross-sectional anthropometry: what can it tell us about the health of young children
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/1885/41309
Date 1996
Author(s) McMurray, Christine
Contributor(s) Caldwell, John C.; Jain, Shail
Abstract It has become common practice in health surveys to collect anthropometric measurements from young children. These datasets comprise one-point-in-time measurements for a number of children, and are very different in character from longitudinal data such as those collected during growth monitoring. This paper explores the nature of cross-sectional data, their applications and their limitations, using sample data from Burundi, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Methods of analysis which treat the data as continuous or dichotomous are compared. The conclusion is that crosssectional data can make a valuable contribution to health research provided their application and interpretation are properly understood. - no
Subject(s) cross-sectional anthropometry; health; young children; Burundi; Uganda; Zimbabwe; child growth; mdcn-pblc; mdcn-pdtr; scls-demo
Language en_AU
Publisher Health Transition Centre, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University
Type of publication pjournal
Format 72402 bytes; application/pdf
Rights no
Identifier oct; 2; 147-168; Health Transition Review; 6; 1996; 878
Repository Canberra - Australian National University
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