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Growth chart papers

This page lists key publications that underpin UK-WHO growth chart design, implementation, and interpretation.

Core papers

Year Authors Title Journal DOI
2023 Hui LL, Schooling CM, Cowell CT, et al. World variation in head circumference for children from birth to 5 years and a comparison with the WHO standards Archives of Disease in Childhood 10.1136/archdischild-2022-324661
2017 Wright CM, Kuperminc M, Blackmore AM, et al. Validation of US cerebral palsy growth charts using a UK cohort Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 10.1111/dmcn.13495
2017 Wright CM, Lakshman R, Emmett PM, Ong KK, ALSPAC Study Team. Does measurement technique explain the mismatch between European head size and WHO charts? Archives of Disease in Childhood 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311888
2016 Levin D, Alberman E, Popat H, et al. Fit to WHO weight standard of European infants over time Archives of Disease in Childhood 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309594
2014 Moy R, Wright C. Using the new UK-WHO growth charts Paediatrics and Child Health 10.1016/j.paed.2013.09.012
2013 Wright CM, Williams AF, Elliman D, et al. Advances in growth chart design and use: the UK experience World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics 10.1159/000342589
2012 Cole TJ, Williams AF, Wright CM, and the RCPCH Growth Chart Expert Group. Designing the new UK-WHO growth charts to enhance assessment of growth around birth Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition 10.1136/adc.2010.205864
2011 Cole TJ, Wright CM. A chart to predict adult height from a child's current height Annals of Human Biology 10.3109/03014460.2011.598189
2011 Wright CM, Sachs M, Parkinson KN, et al. Designing new UK-WHO growth charts: implications for health staff use and understanding of charts and growth monitoring Maternal and Child Nutrition 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00296.x
2011 Sachs M, Dykes F, Carter B, et al. Now I understand: consulting parents on chart design and parental information for the UK-WHO child growth charts Child: Care, Health and Development 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01256.x
2011 Cole TJ, Williams AF, Wright CM, and the RCPCH Growth Chart Expert Group. Revised birth centiles for weight, length and head circumference in the UK-WHO growth charts Annals of Human Biology 10.3109/03014460.2011.551106
2011 Wright CM, Parkinson KN, Drewett RF. Monitoring head size and growth using the new UK-WHO growth standard Archives of Disease in Childhood 10.1136/adc.2010.200030
2010 Wright CM, Williams AF, Elliman D, et al. Using the new UK-WHO growth charts BMJ 10.1136/bmj.c1140
2008 Wright C, Lakshman R, Emmett P, Ong KK. Implications of adopting the WHO 2006 Child Growth Standard in the UK: two prospective cohort studies Archives of Disease in Childhood 10.1136/adc.2007.126854
2002 Wright CM, Booth IW, Buckler JMH, et al. Growth reference charts for use in the United Kingdom Archives of Disease in Childhood 10.1136/adc.86.1.11

Notes

  • DOI links on this page are provided in resolver format and should remain stable.
  • Citation details were normalised from the source list and may vary slightly from journal house style.