HOW ARE CHILDRENS GROWTH PROBLEMS DIAGNOSED

Authors
JELLINEK D HALL DMB
Citation
D. Jellinek et Dmb. Hall, HOW ARE CHILDRENS GROWTH PROBLEMS DIAGNOSED, Child care health and development, 20(6), 1994, pp. 371-377
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Education, Special",Rehabilitation,Pediatrics
Journal title
Child care health and development → ACNP
ISSN journal
03051862
Volume
20
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
371 - 377
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-1862(1994)20:6<371:HACGPD>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Members of the Child Growth Foundation were surveyed to ascertain how children's growth problems were diagnosed. For many (46%) it was the p arents who first expressed a concern about the child's growth. Routine height monitoring detected only 8%. Parents consulted a doctor prompt ly when worried, but there were often delays between the first medical consultation and referral to a hospital consultant. Many parents repo rted that their concerns were not taken seriously.