Demystifying LMS and BCPE Methods of Centile Estimation for Growth and Other Health Parameters.
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2014-01
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Lambda-Mu-Sigma and Box-Cox Power Exponential are popular methods for constructing centile curves but are difficult to understand
for medical professionals. As a result, the methods are used by experts only. Non-experts use software as a blackbox that can lead to
wrong curves. This article explains these methods in a simple non-mathematical language so that medical professionals can use them
correctly and confidently.
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Anthropometry, Gaussian distribution, Percentiles
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Indrayan Abhaya. Demystifying LMS and BCPE Methods of Centile Estimation for Growth and Other Health Parameters. Indian Pediatrics. 2014 January; 51(1): 37-43.