Is short stature a problem? The psychological view

European Journal of Endocrinology, Supplement

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Voss, Linda D ^a,b  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; PLACEBO;

BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELAYED PUBERTY; DRUG SAFETY; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALADJUSTMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT STATURE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 33845448262     PISSN: 08044635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.1.02262     Document Type: Conference Paper

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