Pediatr. praxi. 2010;11(4):240-244

Failure to thrive in infancy

doc.MUDr.Josef Sýkora, Ph.D., MUDr.Michal Huml
Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Lékařská fakulta v Plzni, Dětská klinika Fakultní nemocnice Plzeň

Failure to thrive is a descriptive term for various entities. Failure to thrive is organic, nonorganic or has components of both. The pathophysiology,

etiology, growth charts, evaluation, management and outcomne of failure to thrive are discussed here.

Keywords: infancy, failure to thrive, organic, nonorganic and mixed cause

Published: October 1, 2010  Show citation

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Sýkora J, Huml M. Failure to thrive in infancy. Pediatr. praxi. 2010;11(4):240-244.
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