Developing evidence-based guidelines for referral for short stature

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 212-217

  Grote, F K ^a   Van Dommelen, P ^b   Oostdijk, W ^a   De Muinck Keizer Schrama, S M P F ^c   Verkerk, P H ^b   Wit, J M ^a   Van Buuren, S ^b,d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITORING; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT STATURE; TURNER SYNDROME; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; GROWTH DISORDER; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 41749097050     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.120188     Document Type: Article

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