Growth hormone replacement therapy in growth hormone deficient children and adults: Effects on hemochrome

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 399-404

  Bergamaschi, S ^a   Giavoli, C ^a   Ferrante, E ^a   Lania, A ^a   Rusconi, R ^a   Spada, A ^a   Beck Peccoz, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Growth hormone; Hemochrome

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; ONSET AGE; PREPUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 33745874078     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03344122     Document Type: Article

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