Malnutrition and Catch-Up Growth during Childhood and Puberty.
2023
Michal Yackobovitch-Gavan, and
Naama Fisch-Shvalb, and
Zulfiqar A Bhutta
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MeSH Term
Description
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D011627
Puberty
A period in the human life in which the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal system takes place and reaches full maturity. The onset of synchronized endocrine events in puberty lead to the capacity for reproduction (FERTILITY), development of secondary SEX CHARACTERISTICS, and other changes seen in ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT.
Puberties
D001827
Body Height
The distance from the sole to the crown of the head with body standing on a flat surface and fully extended.
Body Heights,Height, Body,Heights, Body
D006128
Growth
Gradual increase in the number, the size, and the complexity of cells of an individual. Growth generally results in increase in ORGAN WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; and BODY HEIGHT.
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D044342
Malnutrition
An imbalanced nutritional status resulting from insufficient intake of nutrients to meet normal physiological requirement.