Short-term, high-dose testosterone treatment fails to reduce adult height in boys with constitutional tall stature

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 911-915

  Bettendorf, M ^a   Heinrich, U E ^a   Schonberg D K ^a   Grulich Henn, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adult height; Constitutional tall stature; Height predictions; Short term, high dose testosterone treatment

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE MATURATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIPHYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TALL STATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031439313     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050741     Document Type: Article

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