Efficacy and safety of one year of growth hormone therapy in steroid- dependent nephrotic syndrome

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 793-799

  Loke, K Y ^a   Yap, H K ^a   Zhou, X ^a   Tan, S P ^a   Chao, S M ^a   Lee, K O ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELAYED PUBERTY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030774286     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(97)80023-6     Document Type: Article

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