Serum Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Levels and Pubarche in Short Children Born Small for Gestational Age before and during Growth Hormone Treatment

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 712-717

  Boonstra, Venje H ^a   Mulder, Paul G H ^b   De Jong, Frank H ^b   Hokken Koelega, Anita C S ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SHORT STATURE;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; PUBERTY; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS;

EID: 1442278790     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031160     Document Type: Article

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