Growth in Sotos syndrome

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 339-342

  Agwu, J C ^a   Shaw, N J ^b   Kirk, J ^b   Chapman, S ^b   Ravine, D ^c   Cole, T R P ^d  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^d BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Height; Puberty; Sotos syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENARCHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOTOS SYNDROME;

EID: 0032913128     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.80.4.339     Document Type: Article

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