Quality of life and retrospective perception of the effect of growth hormone treatment in adult patients with childhood growth hormone deficiency

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2001, Pages 1249-1260

  Lagrou, K ^a   Xhrouet Heinrichs, D ^a   Massa, G ^a   Vandeweghe, M ^a   Bourguignon, J P ^a   De Schepper, J ^a   De Zegher, F ^a   Ernould, C ^a   Heinrichs, C ^a   Malvaux, P ^a   Craen, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adult; Childhood; Growth hormone deficiency; Growth hormone treatment; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BODY HEIGHT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; INTERVIEW; MALE; PARENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SIBLING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035184132     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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