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Growth Problems

Resources

The following resources have been reviewed and collated by canuc-paeds. These resources are aimed to provide information at the level of the medical student. These include overviews of topics, clinical resources, and useful guidelines that contain relevant materials.

Papers 

  • Failure to thrive: Current clinical concepts. Jaffe AC.
    Pediatrics in Review 2011; 32: 100-108.
    Excellent review on failure to thrive – a common and important paediatric problem. .
  • Short stature in childhood – Challenges and choices. Allen DB et al. .
    NEJM 2013; 368: 1220-1228 .
    This article works through a case and highlights the distinguishing features of familial short stature and constitutional delay – the two most common causes of short stature in children. .

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Last updated 23 September 2021.