Growth hormone is effective in the treatment of severe growth retardation in children with juvenile chronic arthritis. Double blind placebo-controlled followup study

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1413-1417

  Saha, Marja Terttu ^a   Haapasaari, Jarkko ^b   Hannula, Sirpa ^b   Sarna, Seppo ^c   Lenko, Hanna Liisa ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Growth; Growth hormone; Juvenile chronic arthritis

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; PLACEBO; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH HORMONE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042770432     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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