@article{cd526d0177cf4703a7d75fdbdedbdbfd,
title = "Adolescent height growth of US children",
abstract = "Features of adolescent height growth are characterized, using data from 6532 children, black and white, participating in the Harvard Six Cities Study from 1974 to 1989.",
author = "Berkey, {C. S.} and X. Wang and Dockery, {D. W.} and Ferris, {B. G.}",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgements We are grateful to all those who have assisted in the examination of the children, in particular Charles Humble, Vicki Senape, Marcia Lyndon, George Allen, Donna Gerhart, Susan Motley, Anne Jemas, Steve Hancock, Eric Bjornstad, and Lynn McClelland. Many others have also worked to prepare these data, including Hermia Chen, Stefana Ferris, Ellie Root, Renee Croxen, Andy Mead, William Ramsey, Sarah Mead, Martha Fay, David Glicksberg, Janice Weener and Dean Harris. Most importantly, we wish to acknowledge the voluntary participation of the children, parents, teachers and school administrators in the six communities. The Six Cities Study was supported by grants ES-0002 and ES-01108 from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Cooperative Agreement Number CR811650 from the US Environmental Protection Agency, and contract RP1001 from the Electric Power Research Institute. Dr Berkey was supported by grant HS05708 from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.",
year = "1994",
doi = "10.1080/03014469400003452",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "21",
pages = "435--442",
journal = "Annals of Human Biology",
issn = "0301-4460",
publisher = "Informa Healthcare",
number = "5",
}