Low-dose growth hormone treatment (0.175 mg/kg/week) for short stature in patients with Turner syndrome: Data from KIGS Japan

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 699-703

  Ito, Yoshiya ^a   Fujieda, Kenji ^b   Tanaka, Toshiaki ^c   Takano, Kazue ^d   Chihara, Kazuo ^e   Seino, Yoshiki ^f   Irie, Minoru ^g  

^a Department of Health Sciences   (Japan)

^b ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^d TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f OSAKA KOSEI NENKIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Growth hormone treatment; Short stature; Turner syndrome

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; JAPAN; KARYOTYPE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SHORT STATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURNER SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DWARFISM, PITUITARY; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; JAPAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 33750612097     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K06-051     Document Type: Article

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