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Adult height corrected for shrinking and secular trend
July 09 2009
July 09 2009
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Abstract
If in growth studies on adults of different ages and generations height standard deviation
scores (SDS) is to be calculated, individual heights should be compared with the average
height for that generation (corrected for secular trend) at that age (corrected for
shrinking).