Young adults with cystic fibrosis are shorter than healthy peers because their parents are also short

Eur J Pediatr. 2005 Dec;164(12):781-2. doi: 10.1007/s00431-005-1749-1. Epub 2005 Aug 16.

Authors

Teresa Arrigo¹, Filippo De Luca, Concetta Sferlazzas, Cristina Lucanto, Maria Francesca Messina, Mariella Valenzise, Lucia Marseglia, Malgorzata Wasniewska

Affiliation

¹ Dipartimento di Scienze Pediatriche Mediche e Chirurgiche, Policlinico Universitario di Messina, Messina-Gazzi, Italy.

PMID: 16133236
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-005-1749-1

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Body Height*
Cystic Fibrosis / physiopathology*
Female
Humans
Male