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Tallness quackery thrives in China.

Publication: NCAHF Newsletter
Publication Date: 01-MAY-02
Format: Online - approximately 137 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
In China, where there are height requirements for various jobs, where personal height has become a national obsession, a huge industry has developed to increase stature through such quackery as herbal tonics and magnetic shoe insoles to stimulate growth hormone production. Also popular is the Ilizarov procedure to make...

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