The psychological burden of short stature: Evidence against

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Voss, Linda D ^c,d   Sandberg, David E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

^c PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTHETICS; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SHORT STATURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 4644345171     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.151S029     Document Type: Review

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