TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Disorders of Growth A1 - Kemp, Stephen F. A1 - Ranke, Michael B. A2 - Sarafoglou, Kyriakie A2 - Hoffmann, Georg F. A2 - Roth, Karl S. PY - 2017 T2 - Pediatric Endocrinology and Inborn Errors of Metabolism, 2e AB - Human growth is characterized by a wide range of normals for height, weight, and growth velocity with each stage of life having a characteristic growth pattern and tempo, such as 1) dramatic fetal growth (the most rapid phase of human growth), 2) deceleration of growth immediately after birth, 3) a prolonged childhood phase, 4) prepubertal deceleration, and 4) a pronounced adolescent growth spurt.1 Adult height results from the degree to which genetic potential is realized, which depends on adequate nutrition and integration of hormonal and environmental factors. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1140320029 ER -