Growth hormone determination in children using an immunofunctional assay in comparison to conventional assays

Hormone Research

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 171-177

  Stark, Simone ^a,b   Willig, Rolf Peter ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conversion factor; Cut off level; GH peak level; Growth hormone determination; Immunofunctional assay

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHORT STATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 35248877253     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000100849     Document Type: Article

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