The effect of short-term growth hormone treatment on growth and energy expenditure in burned children

Burns

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 447-452

  Aili Low, J F ^a   Barrow, Robert E ^a   Mittendorfer, Bettina ^a   Jeschke, Marc G ^a   Chinkes, David L ^a   Herndon, David N ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Growth delay; Growth hormone; Pediatric burns

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; PLACEBO; SOMATREM;

BODY HEIGHT; BURN; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GROWTH ACCELERATION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034945027     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(00)00164-9     Document Type: Article

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