ESPE Abstracts

Aim: The onset of the infancy-childhood growth spurt (IC spurt) is identical with the onset of the childhood component of the infancy-childhood-puberty growth model. The aim of this study was to determine the timing of IC spurt and to investigate the factors affecting it in healthy children.Materials and Methods: The files of 231 healthy children who were followed up regularly (at 0, 2, 4, 6, 12, 15, 18, 24, 30 and 36 months) at the Ista...