Results of long-term therapy with growth hormone in two dose regimens in turner syndrome

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 39, Issue , 1993, Pages 31-36

  Nienhuis, H E ^a   Rongen Westerlaken, C ^b   Wit, J M ^a   Otten, B J ^b   Keizer Schraina, S M P F de Muinck ^c   Drayer, N M ^d   Delemarre van de Waal, H A ^e   Vulsmal, T ^f   Oostdijk, W ^g   Waelkens, J J J ^h  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^g LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^h CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adult height; Bone age; Growth hormone dose; Height velocity; Injection frequency; Turner syndrome

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TURNER SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0027169371     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000182765     Document Type: Article

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