Iron status of children with short stature during accelerated growth due to growth hormone treatment

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 588-593

  Vihervuori, E ^a   Cook, J D ^b   Siimes, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferritin growth hormone; Iron metabolism; Transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; GROWTH HORMONE; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ACCELERATION; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON METABOLISM; MALE; MICROCYTOSIS; MUSCLE MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030757113     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08939.x     Document Type: Article

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