Environmental and birth characteristics as predictors of short stature in early childhood.

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2018)

Predictors of short stature include lower birthweight, preterm status, female sex and parental income. Socio-economic disparities and race/ethnicity further influenced height. These data may assist paediatricians in considering contributors to stature outcomes by early school age.

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