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OCR: ern among Short stature is a common cause of con its. Three children and adolescents, and their pare low the per cent of the population has a height b owever, percentile and will be noticeably short; h ercentage probably fewer than one per cent of the order to will have a primary endocrine defect. In ssment and detect such children, careful clinical asse needed to measurements of the height velocity are separate those who are small, but growi grow, For normally, from those who are failing to or the the latter, a diagnosis is needed in order thout appropriate treatment to be instituted w delay. The growing The state of nutrition may help to point diagnostic pathway, but any child who i ation to slowly should have a diagnostic investi determine tl cause.