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Re: Definition of term From: William D. McIntosh, MD (wdmcintoshmd@pol.net) Wed Dec 30 18:24:28 1998 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Len2976@aol.com: "Re: AFI 7-8 cm" Previous message: Peter Wein: "Re: gestational age; final" Maybe in reply to: Peter Wein: "Definition of term" Next in thread: Tim or Jude Kurokawa: "Re: Definition of term" I once worked with a Vietnamese woman who explained that the date of birth was considered the 1st birthday to allow for the time since conception. I don't know if this was a cultural thing, or just her personal quirk. -- William D. McIntosh, MD Clarksville, TN In the last 4 years I've had a > handful of patients--all foreign, and (if memory serves) mostly Asian and > Eastern Bloc--who, while agreeing we have the birthdate right, say that their > age is one year different from how we have it. I've never understood this, but > haven't spent much time arguing the point, since that's not exactly the best way > to start a new relatinoship. But this discussion makes me wonder if some areas > of the world really do count it that way: you're considered "1" from birth to > your first birthday, "2" for the next year, etc. > > Anybody else ever run into this? Next message: Len2976@aol.com: "Re: AFI 7-8 cm" Previous message: Peter Wein: "Re: gestational age; final" Maybe in reply to: Peter Wein: "Definition of term" Next in thread: Tim or Jude Kurokawa: "Re: Definition of term"

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