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Road -to health cha was given by-

A
John Snow
B
David Morley
C
Koch
D
Henrey Ducant
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'b' i.e., David morley Growth cha o Also known as "road-to-health" cha. It was first designed by David morley. o It is a visible display of the child's physical growth and development. o It is designed primarily for the longitudinal follow-up (growth monitoring) of child. o Mostly weight for age is taken into consideration (height is not taken into consideration). o This is because weight is the most sensitive measure of growth and any detion from normal can be detected easily by comparison with reference curves. A child can lose weight but not height. The growth cha offers a simple and inexpensive way of monitoring weight gain and infact child health oveime.

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