Effectiveness of growth hormone (GH) secretagogues in diagnosing and treating GH secretory deficiency in aging men

Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 219-228

  Walker, Richard F ^a   Bercu, Barry B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0006406770     PISSN: 10945458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.1.1998.1.219     Document Type: Article

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