Near final height in pubertal growth hormone (GH)-deficient patients treated with GH alone or in combination with luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analog: Results of a prospective, randomized trial

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 569-573

  Mericq, M Verónica ^a   Eggers, Martha ^a   Avila, Alejandra ^a   Cutler Jr , Gordon B ^b,c   Cassorla, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; LEUPRORELIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBERTY;

EID: 0034454208     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.85.2.569     Document Type: Article

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