Assessment and referral of patients with short stature by primary care physicians in the Arabian gulf region: Current perspectives from a regional survey

• Main Authors: W. Kaplan (Author), E. Al Amiri (Author), N. Attia (Author), I. Al Basiri (Author), I. Romany (Author), E. Al Shehri (Author), A. Al Twaim (Author), S. Al Yaarubi (Author), A. Deeb (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Children with short stature are frequently referred late to pediatric endocrinologists in the Arabian Gulf region. This is likely a contributing factor to late initiation of treatment despite current evidence suggesting that children with short stature have better outcomes with earlier treatment. Th...