Hypothalamo-pituitary surveillance imaging in hypopituitary patients receiving long-term GH replacement therapy

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 5172-5175

  Frajese, Giovanni ^a   Drake, William M ^a   Loureiro, Rafaela A ^a   Evanson, Jane ^a   Coyte, Donna ^a   Wood, Diana F ^a   Grossman, Ashley B ^a   Besser, G Michael ^a   Monson, John P ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; IMAGING SYSTEM; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0035170784     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.11.8018     Document Type: Article

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