Growth and height in children after liver transplantation

Transplant International

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Jara, P ^a   Diaz M C ^a   Hierro, L ^a   De La Vega, A ^a   Camarena, C ^a   Frauca, E ^a   Lama, R ^a   Lopez Santamaria M ^a   Vazquez J ^a   Murcia, J ^a   Gamez M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Liver transplantation; Statural growth

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE;

EID: 16144363414     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.1996.tb01597.x     Document Type: Article

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