Absence of Growth Hormone Effects on Cognitive Function in Girls with Turner Syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1814-1817

  Ross, Judith L ^a   Feuillan, Penelope ^d   Kushner, Harvey ^b   Roeltgen, David ^c   Cutler Jr , Gordon B ^d  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery   (United States)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TURNER SYNDROME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0031154098     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.6.1814     Document Type: Article

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