Short- and long-term (final height) data in children with normal variant short stature treated with growth hormone

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 680-683

  Schmitt, K ^a   Blumel P ^b   Waldhor T ^c   Lassi, M ^b   Tulzer, G ^a   Frisch, H ^d  

^a KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b Preyer Children's Hospital   (Austria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Growth hormone therapy; Height prediction; Normal variant short stature; Target height

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DWARFISM; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030964554     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050689     Document Type: Article

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