TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1976//
TI  - Follow-up of five severely deprived and malnourished siblings, after their placement in foster care
JO  - South African medical journal SAMJ
A1  - Robertson, I.
SP  - 799
EP  - 780
VL  - 50
IS  - 21
N2  - Five siblings, neglected and malnourished to the extent that they had become nutritional dwarfs, were placed in foster care. Their weights and heights were recorded at the time of placement, and at intervals for the following 6 years. In all cases there was an initial spurt in weight, which lasted for 1 to 2 years. Thereafer, the gains in weight and height continued on lines parallel with, but below the centile lines, except in the cases of the 2 youngest children, both of whom achieved the 3rd centile for weight and approached it for height. The eldest sibling was the most severely dwarfed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0038-2469
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -