Idiopathic Short Stature: A Clinical Review

• Autores: Laurie E Cohen
• Localización: JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association, ISSN 0098-7484, Vol. 311, Nº. 17, 2014, págs. 1787-1796
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Importance Approximately 2% of children are defined as having short stature. Deciding when to pursue recombinant human growth hormone therapy to increase adult height is controversial.

    Objective To review the management of children with idiopathic short stature, including diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic options.