Growth hormone treatment of patients with Prader-Willi syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 345-349

  Ritzén, E Martin ^a,c   Lindgren, Ann Christin ^a   Hagenäs, Lars ^a   Marcus, Claude ^a   Müller, Jörn ^b   Blichfeldt, Susanne ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body composition; Growth; Growth hormone treatment; Prader Willi syndrome

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY GROWTH; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH RATE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; MUSCLE MASS; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOVENTILATION; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME;

EID: 0033001030     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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