Biometric studies of the growth of children of Rochester, Minnesota; the first year of life.

Abstract

THIS senting report an analysis is the first of measurements of a series which of length will and be submitted, weight, during presenting an alysis of measuremen s of length and weight, during the growth period, of children of Rochester, Minnesota. The data were obtained from the accumulated individual records in the schools of that city and its well-baby clinics, supplemented by birth and medical records in the history files of the Mayo Clinic. The present report refers to measurements from birth to the end of the first year of age. The measurements were made during the period 1934 through 1945.