RT Book, Section
A1 Jeha, George S.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182918685
T1 Growth and Growth Impairment
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182918685
RD 2024/04/24
AB Growth  is  an  extraordinarily  complex  process  governed  by  multiple  factors:  genetic,  epigenetic,  environmental,  and  psychosocial.  As  such,  growth  in  children  integrates  the  genetic  and  environmental  influences  at  the  level  of  individual  cells,  organs,  and  the  organism  as  a  whole,  providing  a  window  into  the  functioning  of  any  organism,  in  particular  children.  Growth  is  the  bellwether  of  health,  and  its  evaluation  is  the  cornerstone  of  pediatrics.  Children  who  grow  normally  must  have  all  the  genetic  and  environmental  requisites  for  growth  in  place.  Those  who  do  not  should  be  looked  at  carefully  to  discover  the  cause,  whether  it  is  genetic,  environmental,  or  a  systemic  disease,  either  endocrine  or  nonendocrine.