I. Methodology. - Research Design and Sample Selection In Studies of Growth and Development. - Surveys of Physical Growth and Maturation. - The Measurement of Body Composition. - The Measurement of Skeletal Maturation. - Dental Development: A Measure of Physical Maturation. - General Statistical Considerations in Analysis. - Quantitative Genetic Analysis of Variation in Adult Stature: The Contribution of Path Analysis. - II. Growth and Ageing. - Postnatal Growth of Preterm and Full-term Infants. - Adolescent Growth. - Prediction. - Abnormal Growth. - Ageing Continuous Changes of Adulthood. - III. Factors. - Developmental Genetics of Man. - Methodology of Twin Studies: General Introduction. - Statistical Problems of Fitting Individual Growth Curves. - Nutrition and Growth. - Physical Activity Growth and Functional Capacity. - Socioeconomic Differences in Growth Patterns. - Psychosocial Factors in Human Growth: Deprivation and Failure to Thrive. Language: English