Growth hormone (GH) retesting and auxological data in 131 GH-deficient patients after completion of treatment

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 352-356

  Tauber, Maïthé ^a   Moulin, Pierre ^a   Pienkowski, Catherine ^a   Jouret, Béatrice ^a   Rochiccioli, Pierre ^a  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAXOLOL; CLONIDINE; GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BONE MINERAL; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031027950     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.82.2.3726     Document Type: Article

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