Can bone age determination provide criteria for growth hormone treatment in adopted girls with early puberty?

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 117-130

  Proos, L A ^a   Lonnerholm T ^a   Jonsson, B ^a   Tuvemo, T ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOPTION; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOPTION; AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BUSERELIN; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645949389     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/2000-1967-018     Document Type: Article

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