Growth hormone therapy and growth in children with Noonan's syndrome: Results of 3 years' follow-up

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1953-1956

  MacFarlane, Catherine E ^a   Brown, Donald C ^a   Johnston, Linda B ^c   Patton, Michael A ^b   Dunger, David B ^d   Savage, Martin O ^c   McKenna, William J ^b   Kelnar, Christopher J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOONAN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; NOONAN SYNDROME;

EID: 0035008529     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.86.5.1953     Document Type: Article

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