Comparison of final heights of growth hormone-treated vs. untreated children with idiopathic growth failure

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1075-1079

  Buchlis, John G ^a,b   Irizarry, Lydia ^a   Crotzer, Brian C ^a   Shine, Barbara J ^a   Allen, Laura ^a   Macgillivray, Margaret H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031764498     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.4.4703     Document Type: Article

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