Growth hormone treatment of children with neural tube defects: Results from 6 months to 6 years

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 184-189

  Rotenstein, D ^a   Relgel, D H ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH RATE AND GROWTH REGULATION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0030021858     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70387-6     Document Type: Article

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