Alternative Names
Growth – slow (child 0 – 5 years); Weight gain – slow (child 0 – 5 years); Slow rate of growth; Retarded growth and development
Definition of Delayed growth
Delayed growth is poor or abnormally slow height or weight gains in a child younger than age 5.
Review
Jennifer K. Mannheim, CPNP, private practice, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. – 2/27/2009









