The psychological burden of short stature: evidence against
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The psychological burden of short stature: evidence against.
Short stature, per se, is clearly not a disease, but is commonly perceived to be associated with social and psychological disadvantage. The assumption, widely held by pediatricians that short children are likely to be significantly affected by their stature, has been founded largely on older, poorly designed clinic-based studies and laboratory investigations of beliefs about the association bet...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Endocrinology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0804-4643,1479-683X
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.151s029