title: [Growth retardation: progress in diagnosis at the dawn of therapy].
abstract: The author reviews the diagnostic procedure of growth failure in children. The approach is both practical and clinical. The new diagnostic procedures are briefly reviewed and the therapeutic perspectives discussed.
mesh_terms: D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
vernacular_title: Retards de croissance: des progrès du diagnostic à l'aube de la thérapeutique.