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Monitoring growth as a part of healthy physical development is important across different periods of childhood and adolescence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The goal of this content analysis is to map and understand the types of apps that currently exist that are related to growth monitoring and growth hormone treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A semiautomated search was undertaken using the app search engine 42Matters, complemented by a manual search for growth apps using the web search tool of Google Play (Android App Store). Apps were rated on their relevance to growth monitoring and categorized by independent raters.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In total, 76 apps were rated relevant to growth monitoring or growth hormone treatment. The level of agreement was measured for the semiautomated search and was very high (\u039a=0.97). The target audience for 87% of the apps (66\/76) was patients and relatives, followed by health care professionals (11%; 8\/76) and both (3%; 2\/76). Apps in the category \u201cgrowth tracking tools for children and babies\u201d were retrieved most often (46%; 35\/76) followed by \u201cgeneral baby care apps\u201d (32%; 24\/76), \u201cnonpharmacological solutions for growth\u201d (12%; 9\/76) and \u201cgrowth hormone\u2013related\u201d (11%; 8\/76). Overall, 19\/76 apps (25%) tracked a precise location.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study mapped the type of apps currently available for growth monitoring or growth hormone treatment that can be used as a foundation for more detailed evaluations of app quality. 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