Photoanthropometric study of craniofacial traits in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome on short-term growth hormone therapy

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 268-275

  Butler, Merlin G ^a   Hovis, Christopher L ^a   Angulo, Moris A ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniofacial; Growth hormone; Photoanthropometric analysis; Prader Willi syndrome

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031981566     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1998.tb02694.x     Document Type: Article

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