Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 87-89 , June 2010

The Etiology of Short Stature in Children in Eastern Taiwan: A Retrospective Study

  • Chien-Wen Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Hsun Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chia-Hsiang Chu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shao-Yin Chu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Medical Education, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, 707, Section 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien, Taiwan

Received 26 May 2010 ,Revised 10 June 2010 ,Accepted 30 June 2010.

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PII: S1016-3190(10)60046-8

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(10)60046-8

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 87-89 , June 2010

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