Psychosocial adaptation to short stature - An indication for growth hormone therapy?

Hormone Research

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages 20-23

  Wygold, Thorsten ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood; Growth; Growth hormone therapy; Psychological problems; Psychosocial adaptation; Short stature

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADAPTATION; BODY HEIGHT; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; SHORT STATURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; GROWTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; GROWTH; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0036436788     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066485     Document Type: Review

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