The use of dextroamphetamine to treat obesity and hyperphagia in children treated for craniopharyngioma

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 887-892

  Mason, Patrick W ^a   Krawiecki, Nicolas ^b   Meacham, Lillian R ^b  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036766420     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.156.9.887     Document Type: Article

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