The short child
Subtitle: a parents' guide to the causes, consequences, and treatment of growth problems
By: Paul Kaplowitz and Jeffrey Barron.
Contributors: Baron, Jeffrey.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Warner Wellness
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780446696524
Subjects: Children -- Growth -- Popular works; Growth disorders -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The normal pattern of growth; title: Genetics and growth; title: How nutrition and overall health affect growth; title: Hormones and growth; title: Is my child's growth normal?; title: Predicting adult height; title: The many causes of short stature; title: The physical, social, and psychological impact of short stature; title: How specialists evaluate short children; title: Growth hormone deficiency; title: Treatment of short stature; title: The growth hormone controversy.