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Background: Normal growth of children is basic index for their lealth. Assessing children's growth could help us to recognize those at risk or suffering from malnutrition.
Objective: To determine the growth of 0-6 years old children of native families in Bushehr compared with standard.
Design: This was a Cross-sectional study. According to weight and height using waterlow method the grade of malnutrition was described for all age groups.
Sample: Seven hundred and twenty children reffered to clinics during research time were selected randomly (360boys&360girls).
Result: All groups of children were below the average standard. Malnutrition were more sever in boys.By growing older the malnutrion became worse.
Conclusion: More attention should be given to children's nutritional requirments specially when they are weaned off from breast feeding. Furthur research should be carried out in other cities of Iran.
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