Final height in psychosocial short stature: Is there complete catch-up?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 961-965

  Gohlke, B C ^a   Stanhope, Richard ^a  

^a Department of Paediatrics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Final height; Psychosocial short stature

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL DEPRIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; PUBERTY; SHORT STATURE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBERTY, DELAYED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036396334     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080352502760272669     Document Type: Article

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