Influences on quality of life in GH deficient adults and their effect on response to treatment

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 565-573

  Murray, R D ^a   Skillicorn, C J ^a   Howell, S J ^a   Lissett, C A ^a   Rahim, A ^a   Smethurst, L E ^a   Shalet, S M ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKULL IRRADIATION; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032749170     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1999.00838.x     Document Type: Article

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