The behavior profile of children and adolescents with short stature

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 423-428

  Steinhausen, Hans Christoph ^a   Dörr, Helmuth G ^b   Kannenberg, Roland ^a   Malin, Zeno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behavior; Children; Short stature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; DWARFISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DWARFISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0034546812     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-200012000-00004     Document Type: Article

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