Child and adolescent growth disorders: An overview

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 731-736

  Simm, Peter J ^a   Werther, George A ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 27744494438     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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