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Endocrinology
Gender bias in child growth evaluations may miss disease in girls
March 3rd, 2005
Twice as many boys as girls are referred to medical specialists for evaluation of short stature or poor growth - at least at one U.S. hospital, according to a new study. The imbalance may reflect society's gender biases about stature, researchers say, and may have serious health consequences: girls whose growth failure is caused by an underlying disease may be overlooked, or experience unnecessary delays in receiving a proper diagnosis. The results may also suggest that short but healthy boys are more likely to be subjected to unnecessary medical evaluations. "Growth failure is a very sensitive indicator of a child's overall health, and should be...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-03)
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