Auxologic and biochemical characterization of the three phases of growth failure in pediatric patients with brain tumors

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 711-717

  Meacham, Lillian R ^a   Mason, Patrick W ^a   Sullivan, Kevin M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cachexia; Growth; Leptin; Neuro oncology

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CLONIDINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GROWTH HORMONE; LEPTIN; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BRAIN TUMOR; CACHEXIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT MONITORING; RISK FACTOR; VELOCITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 3142665705     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2004.17.5.711     Document Type: Article

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