Short stature: Increased in children with severe learning disability

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 266-270

  Abdullah, N ^a   Drummond, P ^b   Gray, N ^a   Al khalidi, O ^a   Barry, R ^b   Cheetham, Tim ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Screening; Special schools

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SHORT STATURE; SPECIAL EDUCATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; METABOLISM; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE;

EID: 65249161165     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00910.x     Document Type: Article

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