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Spatial and demographic disparities in short stature among school children aged 7–18 years: a nation-wide survey in China, 2014 [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2019 Objectives To identify spatial disparities and demographic characteristics of short stature, we analysed the prevalence of short stature collected in a nationwide health survey.Settings Data were obtained from the 2014 Chinese National Survey on Students
Jun Ma +9 more
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Residência Pediátrica, 2020 Sreferral to a paediatric endocrine unit. It is important to note that short stature is not a diagnosis by itself but a manifestation of many physiological and pathological causes. The term 'dwarfism' is no longer used for short stature. Apart from being
Monica Serrano-Gonzalez
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Idiopathic short stature [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2013 Growth is a complex process and the basic characteristic of child- hood growth monitoring provides insight into the physiological and pathological events in the body.
Vlaški Jovan +5 more
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Assessment and referral of patients with short stature by primary care physicians in the Arabian gulf region: Current perspectives from a regional survey [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 Children with short stature are frequently referred late to pediatric endocrinologists in the Arabian Gulf region. This is likely a contributing factor to late initiation of treatment despite current evidence suggesting that children with short stature ...
W. Kaplan +10 more
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Genetic syndromes and skeletal dysplasia associated with short stature – A case series
Apollo Medicine, 2023 Introduction: Stature has a very high heritability index of about 80%. There are multiple genes which regulate the chondrogenesis at the growth plate. It is but natural that mutations or defects involving these genes lead to normal variant short stature ...
Divya Agarwal +3 more
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PLoS Medicine, 2021 BackgroundShort stature, defined as height for age more than 2 standard deviations (SDs) below the population median, is an important indicator of child health.
Joanna Orr +7 more
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Deciphering short stature in children [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2020 Short stature is a common reason for referral to pediatric endocrinologists. Multiple factors, including genetic, prenatal, postnatal, and local environmental factors, can impair growth.
Nella Polidori +3 more
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Evaluation and management of short stature in children
Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sjdem.v1i1.4187 Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism 2011; 1: 30 ...
YAA Jayasena, K Dharshini, KSH de Silva
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Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2017 Background: Accurate anthropometric measurements and critical analysis of growth data allow the clinician to promptly recognize children with short stature. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of etiological factors causing short stature
Almontaser Hussein +6 more
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Monogenic causes of familial short stature [PDF]
Frontiers in EndocrinologyGenetic factors play a crucial role in determining human height. Short stature commonly affects multiple family members and therefore, familial short stature (FSS) represents a significant proportion of growth disorders. Traditionally, FSS was considered
Lukas Plachy +6 more
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