The prevalence of severe growth hormone deficiency in adults who received growth hormone replacement in childhood

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 311-316

  Nicolson, A ^a   Toogood, A A ^a   Rahim, A ^a   Shalet, S M ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 0030043239     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1996.671492.x     Document Type: Article

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