title: The short of it: more short children are being given growth hormone in the hope that an extra inch will protect their supposedly fragile psyches. But research suggests that their height is a problem less for them than for us.
authors.forename: Stephen S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D024803:Biomedical Enhancement / Q000941:ethics; D001827:Body Height / Q000187:drug effects*; D002648:Child; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D017277:Drug Approval; D004345:Drug Industry; D006128:Growth / Q000187:drug effects; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000191:economics; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D019382:Human Growth Hormone