Influence of two different GH dosage regimens on final height, bone geometry and bone strength in GH-deficient children

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 479-482

  Radetti, Giogio ^c   D'Addato, Gianluca D ^c   Gatti, Davide ^b   Bozzola, Mauro ^a   Adami, Silvano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Valeggio Hospital   (Italy)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE STRENGTH; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BODY HEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; SKELETON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645218777     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.1.02113     Document Type: Article

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