Multicentre survey on compliance with growth hormone therapy: What can be improved?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 387-391

  Oyarzabal, M ^a   Aliaga, M ^a   Chueca, M ^a   Echarte, G ^a   Ulied, A ^b  

^a Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

^b Pharmacia and Upjohn   (Spain)

Author keywords

Child; Compliance; Growth hormone; Growth hormone treatment

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVICE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SPAIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0031745277     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259850156959     Document Type: Article

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