Quality of life, body composition and muscle strength in adult growth hormone deficiency: The influence of growth hormone replacement therapy for up to 3 years

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 439-446

  Wallymahmed, M E ^a   Foy, P ^a   Shaw, D ^a   Hutcheon, R ^b   Edwards, R H T ^b   MacFarlane, I A ^a  

^a WALTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ESTEEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030869221     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.2801076.x     Document Type: Article

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