ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Short stature is the one of the most common referral to paediatric endocrine clinic. Analysis of growth charts is a non-invasive tool and should allow differentiation between normal and abnormal growth. The aimof thid study is to compare the accuracy of Algerian growth charts (DZ-charts) with WHO growth charts in identifying short stature.Method: Measurement of children and adolescents aged from 6 to 14 yea...