Growth hormone and cystic fibrosis: Good for more than growth?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 616-618

  Bucuvalas, John C ^a   Chernausek, Steven D ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

BODY MASS; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035200695     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2001.119452     Document Type: Article

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