Critical growth phases for adult shortness in Hong Kong Chinese

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 757-765

  Luo, Z C ^a   Low, L C K ^a   Karlberg, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Growth phase; Postnatal growth; Prenatal growth; Short stature

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FETUS GROWTH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH CURVE; HEIGHT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PUBERTY; SHORT STATURE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034953790     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2001.14.6.757     Document Type: Article

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