Pubertal growth and final height in children with chronic renal failure on conservative treatment

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 271-276

  Rusconi, Roberto ^a,b   Appiani, Aldo ^a   Daccò, Valeria ^a   Ardissino, Gianluigi ^a   Testa, Sara ^a   Carnelli, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic pediatric disease; Chronic renal failure; Delayed puberty; Pubertal development

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PREPUBERTY; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; CHILD; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CREATININE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; PUBERTY;

EID: 0042278634     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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