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What is the prevalence and incidence rate of Growth Hormone Deficiency among Indian children?
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There is an article on "An aetiological profile of short stature in the Indian subcontinent." in the J Paediatr Child Health 1998 Dec;34(6):571-6 that has found the incidence of growth hormone deficiency in indian children with short stature to be 22.8%.
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