Short and long-term cardiovascular effects of growth hormone therapy in growth hormone deficient adults

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 615-620

  Thuesen, L ^a   Jorgensen, O L ^a   Muller, J R ^a   Kristensen, B O ^a   Skakkebaek, N E ^a   Vahl, N ^a   Christiansen, J S ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0028006779     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1994.tb01827.x     Document Type: Article

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