Growth hormone treatment of short children born small for gestational age: Reappraisal of the rate of bone maturation over 2 years and metanalysis of height gain over 4 years

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 86, Issue 423, 1997, Pages 207-212

  De Zegher, F ^a,g   Butenandt, O ^b   Chatelain, P ^c   Albertsson Wikland, K ^d   Jonsson, B ^e   Lofstrom A ^e   Chaussain, J L ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e PFIZER INC   (United States)

^f Universite Paris 1   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Catch up growth; Growth hormone; Height; Prepuberty; Rate of bone maturation; Short stature; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

BODY HEIGHT; BONE MATURATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH DISORDER; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

BODY HEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE;

EID: 0030853299     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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