Effect of growth hormone on growth delay in burned children: A 3-year follow-up study

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9192, 1999, Pages 1789-

  Low, J F Aili ^a   Herndon, David N ^a   Barrow, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH ACCELERATION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0345202302     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)02741-5     Document Type: Article

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