Body weight in children with Turner syndrome treated with growth hormone

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 957-962

  Corel, L J A ^a   Van Den Broeck, J ^a,b   Rongen Westerlaken, C ^c   Massa, G ^a,b   Wit, J M ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Body weight; Growth hormone; Regression to the mean; Turner syndrome

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANISEIKONIA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TURNER SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; TURNER SYNDROME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0029852355     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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