Management of boys with short stature and delayed puberty

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 807-813

  Couto Silva, A C ^a   Trivin, C ^b   Adan, L ^a   Lawson Body, E ^b   Souberbielle, J C ^b   Brauner, Raja ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Delayed puberty; Growth hormone deficiency; Insulin like growth factor; Short stature

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; DELAYED PUBERTY; DOSE RESPONSE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SHORT STATURE; SLEEP; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 24944548410     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2005.18.8.807     Document Type: Article

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