Diagnostic criteria for the use of growth hormone substitution in adults;Diagnostische Kriterien fur die Indikation zur Wachstumshormon-Substitution bei Erwachsenen

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 122, Issue 27, 1997, Pages 861-863

  Strasburger, C J ^a,b   Schopohl, J ^a,b   Kann, P ^a,c   Oertel, H ^a,d  

^a Medizinische Klinik   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GROWTH RETARDATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SHORT SURVEY; BLOOD; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; REVIEW;

ADULT; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY FUNCTION TESTS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0031552527     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1047701     Document Type: Short Survey

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