Growth hormone substitution in adult growth hormone-deficient men augments androgen effects on the skin

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-36

  Blok, G J ^a   De Boer, H ^a   Gooren, L J G ^a   Van Der Veen, E A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HAIR GROWTH; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN;

EID: 0030786517     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.2021027.x     Document Type: Article

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