Discrepant results in the diagnosis of GH deficiency with the insulin-tolerance test and the GHRH plus arginine test in patients with traumatic brain injury

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 553-557

  Schneider, H J ^a   Herrmann, B L ^a   Schneider, M ^b   Sievers, C ^b   Schaaf, L ^b   Stalla, G K ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; NEUTRAL INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; ARGININE; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAIN INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33750252660     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.1.02258     Document Type: Article

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