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Wheeler P, Balk E, Cole C, et al. Criteria for Determining Disability in Infants and Children: Short Stature. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2003 Mar. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 73.)
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AAP | American Academy of Pediatrics |
ACH | Achondroplasia |
ADL | Activities of daily living |
AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
ARC | AIDS-related complex |
ARPKD | Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease |
BAER | Brainstem auditory evoked responses |
BAS | British Ability Scales |
BASC | Behavior Assessment System for Children |
BDI | Beck Depression Inventory |
BSA | Body surface area |
BSID | Bayley Scales of Infant Development |
CARA | Chronic aspecific respiratory affection |
CAS | Cognitive abilities score |
CBCL | Child Behavior Checklist |
CBPC | Child Behavior Problem Checklist |
CGD | Constitutional growth delay |
CHD | Congenital heart disease |
CHF | Congestive heart failure |
CHIPS | Children's Interpersonal Problem Solving Scale |
CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
CKF | Chronic kidney failure |
CP | Cerebral palsy |
CPQ | Children's Personality Questionnaire |
DDST | Denver developmental screening test |
Dept | Department |
DM | Diabetes mellitus |
EPC | Evidence-based Practice Center |
ESRD | End-stage renal disease |
FEV1/FVC | Forced expiratory volume in 1 second divided by forced vital capacity |
FRNS | Focal relapsing nephrotic syndrome |
FSGS | Focal segmental glomerular sclerosis |
FSS | Familial short stature |
FVC | Forced vital capacity |
GFR | Glomerular filtration rate |
GH | Growth hormone |
GHb | Glycohemoglobin |
GHD | Growth hormone deficiency |
GVI | Growth velocity index |
HANES | Hamburg Neuroticism Extraversion Scale |
Hgb | Hemoglobin |
Hgb A1c | Hemoglobin A1c (Glycosylated hemoglobin) |
HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
HRQOL | Health-related quality of life |
IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
IQ | Intelligence quotient |
ISS | Isolated short stature |
IUGR | Intrauterine growth retardation |
JLO | judgment of line orientation |
JRA | Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis |
K-BIT | Kaufman-Brief Intelligence Test |
KTEA | Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement |
LPA | Little People of America |
LPS | Structural Intelligence Test, in German |
MES | Marburg Scales of Perceived Parental Behavior |
MHD | Multiple hormone deficiency |
min | Minutes |
N&S | Nowicki and Strickland Locus of control scale |
NCHS | National Center for Health Statistics |
Neale | Neale analysis of reading ability, British edition |
NS | Non-significant |
OI | Osteogenesis imperfecta |
ORNS | Occasional or no relapsing nephrotic syndrome |
P CO2 | Carbon dioxide partial pressure |
P O2 | Oxygen partial pressure |
PEDI | Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory |
PIAT | Peabody Individual Achievement Test |
PKD | Polycystic kidney disease |
PPVT-R | Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised |
RBQ | Rutter's Behavior Questionnaire |
ROM | Range of motion |
RR | Relative Risk |
RSS | Russell-Silver Syndrome |
RV | Residual volume |
SB | Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale |
SD | Standard deviation |
SDNS | Steroid dependent nephrotic syndrome |
SDS | Standard deviation score |
SEP | Somatosensory evoked potentials |
SES | Socioeconomic status |
SIT | Slosson Intelligence Test |
SRNS | Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome |
SSA | Social Security Administration |
SSTAI | Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Score |
TS | Turner Syndrome |
UC | Ulcerative colitis |
VMI | Visual motor integration |
VSD | Ventricular septal defect |
WISC | Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children |
WRAT | Wide Range Achievement Test |
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