Editorial: Does lupron dosage make a difference in outcome when treating children with precocious puberty?

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1667-1668

  Foster, Carol M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

BONE DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; EDITORIAL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUPROLIDE; MALE; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646402912     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-0471     Document Type: Editorial

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