Final height outcome of growth hormone-deficient patients treated since less than five years of age

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1167-1171

  De Luca, F ^a,d   Maghnie, M ^b   Arrigo, T ^a   Lombardo, F ^a   Messina, M F ^a   Bernasconi, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early growth hormone treatment; Final height outcome; Full catch up growth; Growth hormone deficiency

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HEIGHT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PUBERTY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029858029     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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