Psychological adjustment of children with short stature: A comparison of clinic-referred children with short stature and type 1 diabetes mellitus

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 395-401

  Storch, Eric A ^a   Lewin, Adam B ^a   Silverstein, Janet H ^a   Baumeister, Audrey ^a   Strawser, Melissa S ^a   Geffken, Gary R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral problems; Children; Depression; Psychosocial adjustment; Short stature; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; GROWTH HORMONE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPHENIDATE; THYROID HORMONE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELINQUENCY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 17144406394     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2005.18.4.395     Document Type: Article

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