Published online February 1, 2005
PEDIATRICS Vol. 115 No. 2 February 2005, pp. 515-516 (doi:10.1542/peds.2004-2207)
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Height and Social Adjustment

Stephen F. Kemp, MD, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, AR 72202

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To the Editor.—

There continues to be debate about whether short children suffer psychological stress from their short stature. Sandberg et al1 have reported that extremes of stature have minimally detectable impact on peer perceptions of social behavior, friendship, or acceptance in a general population of school children. This research was supported in part by a grant from the Human Growth Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to research, education, advocacy, and support for people with growth disorders. We believe that this research is important, because most reported studies on the psychological effect of short stature have been conducted in the population of children who have been referred for medical evaluation of their short stature. We hope to be able to support similar studies in the future.

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