The effect of growth hormone therapy on craniofacial growth and dental maturity in children with Down syndrome

Journal of Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 20-23

  Carlstedt, Kerstin ^a   Anneren, Göran ^b   Huggare, Jan ^a   Modéer, Thomas ^b   Dahllöf, Göran ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Karolinska Institute ^*

Author keywords

Cephalometry; Children; Dental maturity; Down syndrome; Growth hormone

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; SKULL; TOOTH;

EID: 0032965217     PISSN: 02704145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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