31 PREDICTED FINAL HEIGHT IN BOYS WITH CONSTITUTIONAL DELAY OF GROWTH AND PUBERTY (CDGP)
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Evaluation of near final height in boys with constitutional delay in growth and puberty
BACKGROUND This study was conducted to find out whether boys with constitutional delay in growth and puberty (CDGP) could attain their target height and predicted adult height (PAH) in adulthood or not. METHODS After measuring the height, weight, pubertal stage, parental height and bone age data of the patients at their first presentation were extracted from the files and their height and wei...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199208000-00054