Pediatric endocrinological service in the Russian Federation: current state and development prospects

Abstract

The article provides brief data on the prevalence of endocrine diseases in children in the Russian Federation, provides the main normative documents regulating the provision of medical care in the field of «pediatric endocrinology», data on the state of the bed fund (children's endocrinological beds), the number of specialized children's departments in the Russian Federation, the number of children's endocrinologists.