Unfavorable effects of growth hormone therapy on the final height of boys with short stature not caused by growth hormone deficiency

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 205-209

  Kawai, M ^a   Momoi, T ^a   Yorifuji, T ^a   Yamanaka, C ^a   Sasaki, H ^a   Furusho, K ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; INSULIN; LEVODOPA; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SHORT STATURE;

EID: 0030659508     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(97)70344-5     Document Type: Article

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