Combined treatment with testosterone (T) and ethinylestradiol (EE2) in constitutionally tall boys: Is treatment with T plus EE2 more effective in reducing final height in tall boys than T alone?

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1634-1639

  Decker, Ralph ^a   Partsch, Carl Joachim ^b   Sippell, Wolfgang G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ACNE CONGLOBATA; ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; BONE MATURATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG MEGADOSE; EFFUSION; GROWTH PLATE; GYNECOMASTIA; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TALL STATURE; TESTIS SIZE;

ILEX COOKII;

EID: 0036277793     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.4.8361     Document Type: Review

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