Early diagnosis and treatment referral of children born small for gestational age without catch-up growth are critical for optimal growth outcomes

Approximately 10% of children born small for their gestational age (SGA) fail to show catch-up growth and may remain short-statured as adults. Despite treatment guidelines for children born SGA that recommend referral for growth hormone (GH) therapy evaluation and initiation by ages 2 to 4 years, th...

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Autores principales: Houk, Christopher P, Lee, Peter A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3441279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22559301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1687-9856-2012-11

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3441279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22559301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1687-9856-2012-11

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