Lung Volumes and respiratory muscle strength in adult patients with childhood- or adult-onset growth hormone deficiency: Effect of 12 months' growth hormone replacement therapy

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 553-558

  Merola, Bartolomeo ^a   Longobardi, Salvatore ^a   Sofia, Matteo ^a   Pivonello, Rosario ^a   Micco, Assunta ^a   Di Rella, Francesca ^a   Esposito, Vincenzo ^a   Colao, Annamaria ^a   Lombardi, Gaetano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0029955067     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1350553     Document Type: Article

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