first asian parenting techniques seem so extreme and asian success seems so pronounced that most people find it counterintuitive to deny causation second and more importantly twin and adoption researchers have largely neglected asian populationsirst asian parenting techniques seem so extreme and asian success seems so pronounced that most people find it counterintuitive to deny causation second and more importantly twin and adoption researchers have largely neglected asian populations
Failure to thrive is weight consistently below the 3rd to 5th percentile for age and sex, progressive decrease in weight to below the 3rd to 5th percentile, or a decrease in the percentile rank of 2 major growth parameters in a short period. The cause may be an identified medical condition or may be related to environmental factors.
This clinical practice guideline applies to infants younger than 1 year and is intended for pediatric clinicians. This guideline has 3 primary objectives. First, it recommends the replacement of the term apparent life-threatening event (ALTE) with a new term, brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE). Second, it provides an approach to patient evaluation that is based on the risk that the infant will have a recurring event or has a serious underlying disorder.