Quality of life in childhood onset growth hormone-deficient patients in the transition phase from childhood to adulthood

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 4525-4529

  Attanasio, Andrea F ^a   Shavrikova, Elena P ^b   Blum, Werner F ^c   Shalet, Stephen M ^d  

^a Cascina del Rosone ^*  (Italy)

^b Pharma Support Inc   (Russian Federation)

^c LILLY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

^d CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL AROUSAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 23844475384     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2005-0439     Document Type: Article

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