Urinary growth hormone: A screening test for growth hormone sufficiency

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 447-454

  Butt, Debra A ^a   Sochett, Etienne B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SHORT STATURE; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0030824029     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.2821086.x     Document Type: Article

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