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Dec 2021
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Evaluating Growth Failure

Children's Mercy - Pediatrics in Practice
About this episode
When it comes to growth failure, many factors are involved. How short is the child? Is the child’s height velocity impaired? Is the child’s height/growth within the range for the family? In this podcast, Francesco De Luca, MD, Division Director of Pediatric Endocrinology at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, discusses key considerations for evaluating growth failure in the pediatric population. For more information, visit the Common Endocrinology Conditions page on the Children’s Mercy website.
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