Body height of Portuguese school children. Evolution in the last half century.

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  • H C da Mota Hospital Pediátrico, Faculdade de Medicina de Coimbra.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.4534

Abstract

The height values of 122 boys and 124 girls, 7 to 11 years old, from 19 primary schools of the central area of Portugal were evaluated in 1988. The values from boys of all ages and girls younger than 9 years were normally spread, according to american (NCHS-USA 1976) standards. Girls older than 9 years were relatively shorter which could be related to the late puberty of these country girls. These figures are about 4 cm higher than those collected from portuguese school children born in 1964.

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da Mota HC. Body height of Portuguese school children. Evolution in the last half century. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 1990 Feb. 27 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];3(1):1-4. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/4534

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Arquivo Histórico