zla: Length-for-age z-scores

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zlaR Documentation

Length-for-age z-scores

Description

Calculate z-scores using with the WHO growth standards (0-5 years) and WHO growth references (5-19 years). This is just an alias for zha: both assume that length was measured recumbent up to 2 years (day 730) and height was measured standing from day 731 onward.

Usage

zla(length, ...)

Arguments

length

Length (cm), measured recumbent up to 2 years (day 730) and standing thereafter, as recommended by WHO.

...

Other arguments to zha.

Value

A vector of height-for-age z-scores


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