title: Failure to thrive.
abstract: Failure to thrive is one of the most common diagnostic problems in pediatrics. The term is applied to describe a still poorly defined entity. We will define failure to thrive, review the frequency of various etiologies, and present a logical approach to this problem.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D002674:Child, Institutionalized; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003863:Depression / Q000378:metabolism*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D010808:Physical Examination