"Growth Disorders" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Deviations from the average values for a specific age and sex in any or all of the following: height, weight, skeletal proportions, osseous development, or maturation of features. Included here are both acceleration and retardation of growth.
| Descriptor ID |
D006130
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.393
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| Concept/Terms |
Growth Disorders- Growth Disorders
- Disorder, Growth
- Growth Disorder
- Stunted Growth
- Growth, Stunted
- Stunting
- Stuntings
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Growth Disorders" by people in Profiles.
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Linear growth following surgery in children and adolescents with Crohn's disease: relationship to pubertal status. J Pediatr Surg. 1985 Apr; 20(2):129-33.