Growth hormone improves body composition and motor development in infants with Prader-Willi syndrome after six months

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 591-600

  Whitman, Barbara ^a   Carrel, Aaron ^b   Bekx, Tracy ^b   Weber, Colleen ^a   Allen, David ^b   Myers, Susan ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Growth hormone treatment; Infants; Motor skills; Prader Willi syndrome

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142684823     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2004.17.4.591     Document Type: Article

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