Short Stature in Children | ||||
The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
Article 7, Volume 70, Issue 2, January 2018, Page 228-233 PDF (337.34 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.12816/0043081 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Nouf Awad Saleh Albalawi1; Badriah Abdulrahman Basheer Alsabah1; Ahmed Yaseen Alrefaei2; Areej Mohammed Saad Alatawi1; Maha Salem Albalawi1; Zainab Metaeb Mohammed Monaked Al-Enazi1; Mashael Zayed M Albalawi1; Ashwag Ahmed M Alshehri1; Wejdan Abdulrahman Ali Alqarni1 | ||||
1Prince Salman Armed Forces Hospital | ||||
2Tabuk University. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Short stature is a common problem in children. Short stature occurred due to many causes; these causes may be genetic, environmental or chronic diseases. Diagnosis of short stature could be achieved by two combined ways, physical examination, and laboratory tests. Treatment of short stature depends on the right diagnoses and the causative agent. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Short stature; Growth hormone; children diseases | ||||
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