Cranial radiotherapy of childhood brain tumours: Growth hormone deficiency and its relation to the biological effective dose of irradiation in a large population based study

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 191-197

  Schmiegelow, ^a   Lassen, ^a   Poulsen, ^a   Feldt Rasmussen, ^a   Hertz, ^a   Muller ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 3; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033887737     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2000.01079.x     Document Type: Article

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