Is short stature a handicap? A comparison of the psychosocial functioning of referred and nonreferred children with normal short stature and children with normal stature

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 96-102

  Kranzler, John H ^a   Rosenbloom, Arlan L ^b   Proctor, Briley ^b   Diamond Jr , Frank B ^b   Watson, Melanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0033910534     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(00)90057-X     Document Type: Article

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