The persons who have the most rapid growth rates are in which age groups?
a. toddlers and pre-schoolers c. preschoolers and young adults
b. infants and school-age children d. infants and adoles-cents
D
Rapid growth is most common in the prenatal, infant, and adolescent stages.
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