Role of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis and prognosis of growth hormone deficiency

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-26

  Bozzola, M ^a   Adamsbaum, C ^b   Biscaldi, I ^a   Zecca, M ^a   Cisternino, M ^a   Genovese, E ^a   Richard, I ^b   Kalifa, G ^b   Chaussain, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY HORMONES; PROGNOSIS; PUBERTY; PUBERTY, DELAYED;

EID: 0029947127     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1996.tb02055.x     Document Type: Article

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