Growth hormone in von Recklinghausen's disease: Reckless or recommended?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 172-174

  Saenger, P ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CHROMOSOME 17; CHROMOSOME 22; DRUG MECHANISM; EDITORIAL; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031928890     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70213-6     Document Type: Editorial

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