Determinants of Catch-Up Growth in International Adoptees from Eastern Europe

Children raised in orphanages frequently experience growth suppression due to multiple risk factors. Placing such children in more nurturing environments through adoption leads to significant catch-up growth (CUG), the determinants of which are not entirely understood. The goal of this study was to...

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Main Authors: Miller, Bradley S., Kroupina, Maria G., Mason, Patrick, Iverson, Sandra L., Narad, Christine, Himes, John H., Johnson, Dana E., Petryk, Anna
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
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Clinical Study
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3018648/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21234323
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/107252
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