The effects of growth hormone treatment on health-related quality of life in children

Hormone Research

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 243-249

  Sheppard, L ^a   Eiser, C ^a   Davies, H A ^b   Carney, S ^b   Clarke, S A ^a   Urquhart, T ^b   Ryder, M J ^b   Stoner, A ^c   Wright, N P ^b   Butler, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth hormone deficiency; Malignancies; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GLUCAGON; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 33646099841     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092455     Document Type: Article

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