Growth hormone replacement in adults and bone mineral density: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 92-98

  Davidson, Peter ^a   Milne, Ruairidh ^a   Chase, Deborah ^a   Cooper, Cyrus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; BONE DENSITY; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0842309243     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2004.01935.x     Document Type: Review

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