Growth hormone and GnRHa combination therapy in the management of precocious puberty

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-60

  Khadilkar, V V ^a,b   Khadilkar, A V ^a   Maskati, G B ^a  

^a JEHANGIR HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Jehangir Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

GH; GnRHa; Precocious puberty

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; GROWTH HORMONE; LIOTRIX; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TRIPTORELIN;

ARTICLE; BONE AGE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EPIPHYSIS PLATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; NEUROIMAGING; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURITY;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS;

EID: 12744279876     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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