Characteristics of growth hormone therapy for pediatric patients with brain tumors in the National Cooperative Growth Study (NCGS) and from a survey of pediatric endocrinologists

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2002, Pages 689-696

  Meacham, Lillian R ^a   Sullivan, Kevin ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Growth hormone; Oncology; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS FUNCTION DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PREDICTION; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; SHORT STATURE; SIDE EFFECT; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0036287096     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2002.15.s2.689     Document Type: Article

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