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Growth disorders in children or young people include any conditions that prevent them from meeting growth expectations, including failure to thrive in babies, failure to gain weight and height in young children, and short stature or delayed sexual development in young people.
Follow the links below to find information on growth disorders, or follow the link to the specific topic page below for information on the role and health effects of human growth hormones.
Reviewed March 2009
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Suspected intrauterine growth restriction
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Department of Health Western Australia
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Diagnostic imaging algorithm for a fetus at risk of intra-uterine growth retardation.
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Aug 2009
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Developmental dysplasia of the hip
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Department of Health Western Australia
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Screening imaging algorithm for young infants to exclude developmental dysplasia of the hips.
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Apr 2009
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Growth problems
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The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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Many parents worry that their child is too short or too thin; others worry that their child or is too tall or has put on too much weight. However, some children are naturally smaller or bigger than average, and serious disorders affecting growth are rare.
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Mar 2009
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Dwarfism
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Better Health Channel
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Dwarfism generally refers to a group of genetic disorders characterised by shorter than normal skeletal growth. Achondroplasia is the most common type of dwarfism. The majority of children born with this condition have average-sized parents. Abnormal skeletal growth is known as skeletal dysplasia.
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Nov 2008
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Physical Disabilities
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to information about physical disabilities.
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Sep 2008
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Prader-Willi syndrome
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Better Health Channel
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Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder, which affects development and growth. Characteristics may include short stature, skeletal abnormalities, eye problems, intellectual disability and an insatiable appetite that often leads to obesity. There is no cure but treatments can improve the child's quality of life.
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May 2008
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Recombinant growth hormone for children and adolescents with Turner syndrome
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Turner syndrome (TS) is a genetic disorder affecting the sexual development and appearance of girls and women. Women with TS are much shorter than other women (by about 21 cm or eight inches). To try to overcome slow growth, recombinant growth hormone (...
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Jul 2006
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