Growth hormone and the maintenance of adult bone mineral density

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 665-673

  Inzucchi, S E ^a   Robbins, R J ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030453497     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1996.8750885.x     Document Type: Review

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