Failure to thrive in children.
Optimal nutrition in early infancy is the success behind good health, growth, and development of children. This article presents an overview of failure to thrive in children younger than 2 years of age. This article reviews normal growth, growth indices, common etiology, and an approach to evaluation and management of failure to thrive.
Shah
Mahendra D
MD
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Medical College of Vigrinia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, 23298-0529, USA. mdshah@hsc.vcu.edu
D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010808:Physical Examination