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Calculation by body-weight in the overweight child may result in much higher doses being
administered than necessary; in such cases, the dose should be calculated from an ideal
weight, related to height and age (BNFc). This guidance should therefore be followed for
all pawz.net products; actual body weight should be used unless a child is overweight
when age (equating to ideal body weight) or height should be used when aligning the
wheel.
During the production of pawz.net products, it became obvious that separate wheels for
boys and girls would be impractical. The weights and heights quoted are the mean
(average) based upon the data points at each specific age at the 50th centile. The weights
have been chosen to provide a sensible baselines for dose calculation (e.g. integers) and
therefore some of the ages presented (e.g. 15 and 20 months) may not be as predicted.
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Child Growth Foundation (Charity Reg No 274325). Boys and Girls Growth Charts
(Birth-18 years). London: 2 Mayfield Avenue, London. W4 1PW, 1996 (for children
aged over 4 years old).
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UK-WHO Growth Charts: Early Years (for children aged between 0 and 4 years old).