Article
Evaluation of short stature.
Comprehensive therapy - 1 Jan 1995
Fox L A, Zeller W P
Abstract excerpt
Patients with short stature may go unrecognized if routine, accurate growth measurements are not performed by primary care physicians: This cannot be overemphasized. An accurate assessment of growth requires reliable growth measurements and proper plotting of growth data on correct growth charts. This should be done by the primary care physician yearly and at every office visit. When evaluating a child for short...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Body Height
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Endocrine System Diseases
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Growth Disorders
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Physical Examination
- Reference Values