Authors : Bukola Adetutu Sayomi; Michael Olaniyan Onigbinde; Victor Idowu Joel-Medewase; Emmanuel Adebola Orimadegun
Volume/Issue : Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 12 - December
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DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7537925
When direct height measurement using a
stadiometer or infantometer is problematic or impossible,
an age-based formula is needed, but the commonly used
Nelson formula has not been adequately validated for use
in Nigeria. This study investigated the Nelson height
formula in healthy children.