Limitations of clinical utility of growth hormone stimulating tests in diagnosing children with short stature

Endocrine Regulations

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 69-75

  Hilczer, Maciej ^a   Smyczynska, Joanna ^a   Lewinski, Andrzej ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Short stature; Stimulating tests

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; GLUCAGON; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLONIDINE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GLUCAGON; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33751210311     PISSN: 12100668     EISSN: 13360329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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