Once growth hormone, always growth hormone? The transition of growth hormone treatment from child to adult;Eenmaal groeihormoon, altijd groeihormoon? De transitie van groeihormoonbehandeling van kind naar volwassene

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 154-157

  Drent, M L ^a   Delemarre Van De Waal, H A ^a   Wit, J M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DATA BASE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; REIMBURSEMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GROWTH HORMONE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INSURANCE COVERAGE; NETHERLANDS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0037176491     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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