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Relation between height and weight centiles may be more useful

BMJ 1996; 312 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.312.7023.122b (Published 13 January 1996) Cite this as: BMJ 1996;312:122
  1. J A Hulse,
  2. Sara Schilg
  1. Consultant paediatrician Growth research nurse Maidstone Hospital, Maidstone, Kent ME16 9QQ

    EDITOR,—D M B Hall emphasises the value of monitoring growth in the early detection of treatable growth disorders such as growth hormone deficiency and Turner's syndrome.1 Our experience from a child growth surveillance programme in Maidstone, however, has convinced us that an equally important result of monitoring growth is the early detection of other conditions such as …

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