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Human Physical Growth and Maturation pp 161–175Cite as

Adolescent Growth

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A major characteristic of the normal pattern of growth is the presence of an adolescent growth spurt during the second decade of life. This spurt is a marked acceleration in growth of most body dimensions during a period of about two years, leading towards a peak in growth velocity. After reaching this maximum rate, growth slows down and finally reaches a more or less stable level, mature size. Although universally present in all normal boys and girls, there is a great variability in the timing and the intensity of the spurt among different individuals, among sexes and among different body dimensions.

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  1. Belgian National Science Foundation, Free University Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Roland Hauspie

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  1. Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, 19104, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Francis E. Johnston

  2. Fels Research Institute and Department of Pediatrics, Wright State University School of Medicine, 45387, Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA

    Alex F. Roche

  3. Free University of Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Charles Susanne

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Hauspie, R. (1980). Adolescent Growth. In: Johnston, F.E., Roche, A.F., Susanne, C. (eds) Human Physical Growth and Maturation. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 30. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6994-3_10

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