Clinical and laboratory evaluation of short statured children

Marco Cappa; S. Loche

Clinical and laboratory evaluation of short statured children

Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu

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Abstract

Growth is one of the most important indicators of health in childhood. The accurate determination of height, weight, and growth velocity should be performed and plotted on an appropriate growth chart. Once chronic non-endocrine diseases have been excluded, children whose height is below the 2 ^nd percentile or 2 SD below the mean, in association with a decreased height velocity or height less than -2.4 SD should be investigated for possible abnormalities in the GH-IGF-I axis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	26-32
Number of pages	7
Journal	Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Volume	31
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Feb 2005

Keywords

Growth
Growth chart
Short stature

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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