Auxological evaluation and determinants of growth failure at the time of adoption in Eastern European adoptees

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-39

  Miller, Bradley S ^a   Kroupina, Maria G ^a,b   Iverson, Sandra L ^a,b   Mason, Patrick ^c   Narad, Christine ^c   Himes, John H ^b   Johnson, Dana E ^a,b   Petryk, Anna ^a  

^a University of Minnesota Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Cortisol; Eastern Europe; Growth; Insulin like growth factor

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3;

ADOPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; EASTERN EUROPE; FACE PROFILE; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; GROWTH DISORDER; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61849165465     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2009.22.1.31     Document Type: Article

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