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Before approximately 25 years ago, growth hormone-deficient persons could not find successful treatment to increase their height. Without endogenous growth hormone production by their pituitary glands, these individuals missed the opportunity to grow during childhood and adolescence. Their ultimate height was generally comparable to that of children in kindergarten or early elementary school. Their bodies were proportionate despite their small size. Before the advent of successful treatment these people were known as midgets.
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Lewis, C. (1990). Short Stature. In: Gross, A.M., Drabman, R.S. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Behavioral Pediatrics. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0505-7_21
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