Use of growth hormone for postoperative respiratory failure

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 171, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 576-580

  Knox, James B ^a   Wilmore, Douglas W ^a   Demling, Robert H ^a   Sarraf, Pasha ^a   Santos, Alfred A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030176115     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(96)00033-5     Document Type: Article

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