Background Parameterization of pediatric growth charts allows precise quantitation of
growth metrics that would be difficult or impossible with traditional paper charts. However …

Growth monitoring and promotion (GMP), the process of periodic anthropometric
measurements to assess the adequacy of individual child growth, is implemented across low …

Undernutrition has had a much more significant impact than obesity on the health of children
and adolescents globally. The high prevalence of child and adolescent obesity in so many …

Background Both national and WHO growth charts have been found to be poorly calibrated
with the physical growth of children in many countries. We aimed to generate new national …

The “360° GH in Europe” meeting, which examined various aspects of GH diseases, was
held in Lisbon, Portugal, in June 2016. The Merck KGaA (Germany) funded meeting …

Aim Height velocity is considered a key auxological tool to monitor growth, but updated
height velocity growth charts are lacking. We aimed to derive new French height velocity …

Pediatric neuroimaging datasets are rapidly increasing in scales. Despite strict protocols in
data collection and preprocessing focused on improving data quality, the presence of head …

Background The use of technology to support health and health care has grown rapidly in
the last decade across all ages and medical specialties. Newly developed eHealth tools are …

In the feline species, the mortality of live-born kittens over the first 2 months of life is around
10%. Although some losses are inevitable, progress in veterinary medicine and improved …

Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common intraocular tumor of childhood. In low income
countries, Time to diagnosis (TTD: interval between first symptom and diagnosis) has been …