Growth Disorders

Linear growth is a biological process of fundamental importance to the physical and psychological make-up of a child and adolescent but which can be subject to a number of interruptions and disorders. The management and treatement of patients with growth disorders constitutes a major, and important, part of practice in clinical pediatrics, while in public health terms growth assessment remains one of the most useful indices of health and economic well being in both developed and the developing world. This book approaches growth and its disorders from both a physiological and pathophsyiological standpoint. The book outlines in detail the fundamental biological mechanisms of normal and abnormal linear growth, how to assess growth accurately fundamental to the early detection of abnormatlity and, importantly, how to manage disorders leading to short and tall stature, and disorders of the timing of puberty. Throughout, emphasis is given on achieving a satisfactory outcome for the child and

Christopher J.H. Kelnar, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist and Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology, Dept of Child Life and Health, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

Martin O. Savage, Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology. Department of Endocrinology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK

Paul Saenger, Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
Chris Cowell, Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Sydney, Australia