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Short stature and its treatment.
The axiom that diagnosis must precede treatment holds true for the management of short stature. What matters is the current rate of growth and the potential for further growth; it is essential to measure accurately the rate of gain in height and the radiological bone age. Early detection of subnormal rate of growth can lead to prevention of dwarfism, but a dwarf with epiphyses closed is beyond ...
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Average age at dianogsis,clinical features,and karyotype analysis of 40 girls with turner,s Syndrome (TS) were studied.the medical records of 40 girls with TS were reviewed for age at dianogsis.clinical features,karyotype analysis and erasons of admission in pediatric endocrinology ward.although lymphedema is the key to diagnosis in newborn period,none of the cases were diagnosed in infancy.the...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5812.519