Medically Underserved Girls Receive Less Frequent Evaluation for Short Stature

Monday, March 21, 2011 - 12:00 in Health & Medicine

Primary care doctors are less likely to refer short girls than short boys for diagnostic testing that can reveal underlying medical reasons for their short stature, according to a new study of an urban pediatric population.

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