title: How short is too short?
abstract: A review of growth parameters should be a routine part of pediatric care. Children and parents need to be helped in understanding normal growth and development. Variations in growth should be explained, and concerns of parents and children openly discussed. Age appropriate educational materials are often helpful. Children with abnormal growth should be referred promptly for definitive diagnosis, selection of treatable candidates, and monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone