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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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