Genetic testing of the short child

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 76, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages 13-16

  Johnston Rohrbasser, L B ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical scoring systems; Diagnostic algorithms; Genetic testing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PHARMACOGENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT STATURE;

ALGORITHMS; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; GENETIC TESTING; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; SILVER-RUSSELL SYNDROME;

EID: 80052776784     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330141     Document Type: Conference Paper

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