The Short Child A Parents' Guide to the Causes, Consequences, and Treatment of Growth Problems by Paul Kaplowitz, Jeffrey Baron
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Book Description

Do You Worry About Your Child's Growth?

For the millions of parents concerned about their child's height, there is now an authoritative resource of comprehensive information to reassure and guide them in seeking help. This groundbreaking book by two of America's leading pediatric endocrinologists offers reliable guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of growth disorders, from helping parents determine whether their child's height is normal to understanding when it's necessary to seek the advice of a specialist. Parents will also learn about:

• The role of genetics, nutrition, and hormones in their child's growth
• The social and psychological impact of short stature
• Methods for estimating the height a child will be as an adult
• Important topics of concern to discuss with their child's doctors
• Medical conditions that cause short stature
• The most up-to-date research on treatment, including the controversial use of growth hormone-so you and your physician can decide what's right for your child.

About the Author

Paul Kaplowitz, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Paul Kaplowitz is a native of Bronx, New York. He attended the University of Michigan for his undergraduate education, and then obtained both his MD and a PhD at the University of Chicago in 1976. He then did his pediatric residency and his pediatric endocrine fellowship at the University of North Carolina. In 1982, he took a faculty position in pediatrics at the Medical College of Virginia (now Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine) in Richmond, VA, where he has been the chief of the Division of Endocrinology since 1996.

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Jeffrey Baron, M.D.

Jeffrey Baron, M.D. lives in North Potomac, Maryland.He is the Chief of the Section on Growth and Development at the National Institute of Health..

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