Pituitary function in paediatric survivors of severe traumatic brain injury

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-137

  Poomthavorn, P ^a,b   Maixner, W ^a   Zacharin, M ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; BLOOD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN INJURY; GROWTH DISORDER; HYPOPHYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY HORMONES;

EID: 38849144661     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.121137     Document Type: Article

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