Growth assessment of children during the COVID-19 pandemic-Can we rely on parental measurements?
Ariel TenenbaumNoa Shefer-AverbuchLiora LazarMichal Yackobovitch-GavanMoshe PhillipTal OronPublished in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2021)
Height measurements of children by their parents were accurate except in obese and overweight children, whereas weight measurements tended to be lower than in the clinic. With proper guidance, parents' home measurements of height and weight are accurate and suitable for clinical decision-making.