Down syndrome : Growth and endocrine impact
Down syndrome (DS) is associated with psychomotor retardation, short stature and endocrine dysfunction. Statural growth is a well-known indicator of health. The growth in DS differs markedly from that of other children and there is a 20 cm reduction of final height as compared to target height. We d...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Uppsala universitet, Pediatrik
2009
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-106756 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-7565-9 |