Diagnosis of growth-hormone deficiency in adults

The Lancet

Volumn 343, Issue 8905, 1994, Pages 1064-1068

  Hoffman, D M ^a   O'Sullivan, A J ^a   Ho, K K Y ^a   Baxter, R C ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; NEUTRAL INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0028348279     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(94)90181-3     Document Type: Article

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