Outcome in tall stature. Final height psychological aspects in 220 patients with and without treatment

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 905-910

  Binder, G ^a   Grauer, M L ^a   Wehner, A V ^a   Wehner, F ^a   Ranke, M B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Final height; Height prediction; Height reduction; High dose sex hormone treatment; Tall stature

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; DYDROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACNE FULMINANS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AGE; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DRUG MIXTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTRICHOSIS; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TALL STATURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031453005     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050740     Document Type: Article

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