Abstract
The prevalence of impaired growth was evaluated in 63 patients with homozygous sickle cell anemia. Twenty-five percent of the children studied were less than the fifth percentile of National Center for Health Statistics growth standards for either height/age, weight/age, or weight/height. Significantly more 11- to 18-year-old children were less than the fifth percentile for weight/height compared with earlier age ranges. No differences due to gender were found. Nutritional intervention may improve growth in selected children.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 405-407 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | American Journal of the Medical Sciences |
| Volume | 307 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine