Effect on adult height of pubertal growth hormone retesting and withdrawal of therapy in patients with previously diagnosed growth hormone deficiency

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4271-4276

  Zucchini, Stefano ^a,b   Pirazzoli, Piero ^a   Baronio, Federico ^a   Gennari, Monia ^a   Bal, Milva Orquidea ^a   Balsamo, Antonio ^a   Gualandi, Stefano ^a   Cicognani, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ESTRADIOL; GROWTH HORMONE; LEVODOPA; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 33751535195     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-0383     Document Type: Article

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