Effects of physiological growth hormone (GH) therapy on cognition and quality of life in patients with adult-onset GH deficiency

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3184-3189

  Baum, Howard B A ^a   Katznelson, Laurence ^a   Sherman, Janet C ^b   Biller, Beverly M K ^a   Hayden, Douglas L ^a   Schoenfeld, David A ^a   Cannistraro, Kristin E ^a   Klibanski, Anne ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY DISEASES; PLACEBOS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031774366     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.9.3184     Document Type: Article

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