Validation of a mathematical model predicting the response to growth hormone treatment in prepubertal children with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency

Hormone Research

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 143-147

  Vosahlo, J ^a   Zidek, T ^b   Lebl, J ^a   Riedl, S ^b   Frisch, H ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Growth hormone deficiency; Growth response; Height prediction model; Short stature; Therapy, growth hormone

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542297671     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075590     Document Type: Article

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