Decreased final height of children with growth deceleration secondary to poor weight gain during late childhood

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 128-130

  Lanes, Roberto ^a,b   Soros, Arlette ^a  

^a Hospital de Clinicas Caracas   (Venezuela)

^b Miami FL 33102 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY HEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHILD; COUNSELING; DIET, REDUCING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 3242657379     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.03.053     Document Type: Article

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