Growth parameters, growth hormone (GH) response to clonidine and circulating insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), free thyroxine (FT4) and cortisol concentrations in relation to glycaemic control in children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 228-232

  Soliman, Ashraf T ^a   Ahmed, Helmy I ^a   Asfour, Maurice G ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES CONTROL; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0029787868     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/42.4.228     Document Type: Article

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