Results of early reevaluation of growth hormone secretion in short children with apparent growth hormone deficiency

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 445-449

  Loche, Sandro ^a,b,c   Bizzarri, Carla ^a,b,c   Maghnie, Mohamad ^a,b,c   Faedda, Antonella ^a,b,c   Tzialla, Chryssoula ^a,b,c   Autelli, Michele ^a,b,c   Casini, Maria Rosaria ^a,b,c   Cappa, Marco ^a,b,c  

^a Osp Regionale per le Microcitemie   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CLONIDINE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INSULIN HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SHORT STATURE;

EID: 0036261098     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2002.122729     Document Type: Article

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