Growth hormone treatment induces a dose-dependent catch-up growth in short children born small for gestational age: A summary of four clinical trials

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-71

  Wilton, Patrick ^a   Albertsson Wikland, Kerstin ^b   Butenandt, Otfrid ^c   Chaussain, Jean Louis ^d   de Zegher, Francis ^e   Jonsson, Bjorn ^a   Löfström, Annika ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Catch up growth; Growth; Growth hormone treatment; Short stature; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 1842336907     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000191275     Document Type: Article

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