Incidence of short stature in children with hydrocephalus

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-187

  Klauschie, Jennifer ^a   Rose, Susan R ^a  

^a University of Tennessee ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

central nervous system; endocrine; growth; hormones; hydrocephalus; intracranial pressure; precocious puberty; puberty; short stature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SHORT STATURE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PUBERTY; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS;

EID: 0029949468     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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