ABSTRACT

Linear growth is a biological process of fundamental importance to the physical and psychological make-up of a child and adolescent but which can be subject to a number of interruptions and disorders. The management and treatment of patients with growth disorders constitues a major, and important, part of practice in clinical paediatrics, while in

chapter 1|12 pages

Historical background and worldwide perspectives

MICHAEL A PREECE, NOËL CAMERON

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chapter 2|10 pages

Cellular growth

chapter 4|24 pages

Genetic control of growth

chapter 7|13 pages

Peripheral hormone action

chapter 8|5 pages

Normal fetal growth

chapter 10|15 pages

Growth at adolescence

chapter 11|18 pages

Growth references

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chapter 19|26 pages

Skeletal dysplasias

chapter 20|11 pages

Respiratory disorders

JENNIFER A BATCH, RISTAN M GREER

chapter 21|12 pages

Gastrointestinal disorders

chapter 22|19 pages

Renal disorders

chapter 24|14 pages

Diabetes

chapter 25|10 pages

Hemoglobinopathies

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chapter 34|16 pages

Idiopathic short stature

chapter 35|14 pages

Turner and Noonan syndromes: Disease-specific growth and growth-promoting therapies

MICHAEL B RANKE EVIDENCE SCORING OF THERAPY

chapter 41|14 pages

Delay of growth and puberty

HENRIETTE A DELEMARRE-VAN DE WAAL

chapter 44|12 pages

Aromatase inhibitors

chapter 46|12 pages

Medical management of tall stature

STENVERT L S DROP, SABINE M P F DE MUINCK KEIZER-SCHRAMA EVIDENCE SCORING OF THERAPY

chapter 47|7 pages

Surgical management of tall stature

M F MACNICOL