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Økt høydevekst

Medisinsk behandling av barn og ungdom med familiær høy lengdevekst var tidligere ganske vanlig. Dette frarådes nå, bortsett fra i ekstreme tilfeller.

Det er sjelden at økt høydevekst skyldes sykdom.

Sist oppdatert:

18. juli 2022

Dette dokumentet er basert på det profesjonelle dokumentet Lengdevekst, høy, barn og unge . Referanselisten for dette dokumentet vises nedenfor

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