Academic Outcomes among Children and Adolescents Receiving Growth Hormone Therapy

Children's Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 265-282

  Sandberg, David E ^a   Ognibene, Todd C ^b   Brook, Amy E ^b   Barrick, Christopher ^b   Shine, Barbara ^b   Grundner, Wanda ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0000881128     PISSN: 02739615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326888chc2704_5     Document Type: Article

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