NCHS growth curves for children birth-18 years. United States.

Cohort Profile: The ‘Children of the 90s’—the index offspring of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) is a transgenerational prospective observational study investigating influences on health and development across the...

Evidence for a Secular Trend in Age of Menarche

WE present data documenting a secular trend toward an earlier age of menarche in Europe and the United States in the past century. There has been recent controversy on whether s...

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency in Infants, Children, and Adolescents

This Clinical Report was retired October 2012. Rickets in infants attributable to inadequate vitamin D intake and decreased exposure to sunlight continues to be reported in the ...

Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2019

Abstract The number of cancer survivors continues to increase in the United States because of the growth and aging of the population as well as advances in early detection and t...