关键词: 矮小, 生长激素, 胰岛素样生长因子, 性激素, 肾上腺激素, 甲状腺素

Abstract: Short stature and insufficient height growth are increasingly concerned by society，parents，and pediatricians. While the demands for increasing height are ever increasing，the biggest challenge is to correctly distinguish between normal variations and abnormal forms of children’s growth through the selection of appropriate methods so as to be clear about the cause of short stature and choose the correct intervention measures. This article reviews the short stature during childhood from an endocrinological aspect.

Key words: short stature, growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor, sex hormone, adrenal hormone, thyroid hormone