Short Stature in Childhood — Challenges and Choices

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Authors

David B. Allen · University of Wisconsin American Family Children's Hospital

Leona Cuttler · Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital

Abstract

This article reviews evaluation of short stature in childhood and options for management of idiopathic cases (e.g., familial short stature or constitutional delay of growth and puberty), including observation and reassurance, growth hormone treatment, and low-dose oral oxandrolone in boys.

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Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors Lipid metabolism and disorders Birth, Development, and Health

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 368, Issue 13, pp. 1220-1228

DOI: 10.1056/nejmcp1213178

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