Body composition in growth hormone deficient adults over the age of 60 years

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 399-405

  Toogood, Andrew A ^a   Adams, Judith E ^b   O'Neill, Paul A ^c   Shalet, Stephen M ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029830219     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1996.8310842.x     Document Type: Article

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