Growth hormone treatment in children with chronic renal failure: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 560-567

  Vimalachandra, Dushyanthi ^a,b   Craig, Jonathan C ^a,b   Cowell, Chris T ^a,b   Knight, John F ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; VELOCITY; WHEEZING;

EID: 0034776738     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2001.117582     Document Type: Article

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