Hyperinsulinism and overgrowth without obesity

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 332-334

  Srinivasan, S ^a   Waters, M J ^b   Rowland, J E ^b   Baxter, R C ^c   Verge, C F ^a  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINISM; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLYMPHOCYTE; SYMPTOM; TALL STATURE;

ACROMEGALY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; OBESITY;

EID: 0037384860     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.4.332     Document Type: Article

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