Multiple pituitary hormone deficiency: Management of puberty for optimal auxological results

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2001, Pages 1009-1014

  Stanhope, R ^a   De Luca, F ^a   Delemarre Van de Waal, H A ^a   Liotta, A ^a   Norjavaara, E ^a   Salvatoni, A ^a   Wu, F ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consensus guidelines; Growth hormone treatment; Multiple pituitary hormone deficiency; Puberty

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE MASS; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; DELAYED PUBERTY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MICROPENIS; ORGAN SIZE; PREPUBERTY; PUBERTY DISORDERS; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0034884508     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2001-s214     Document Type: Article

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