Is treatment with growth hormone effective in children with cerebral palsy?

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 569-571

  Shim, Melanie L ^a   Moshang Jr , Thomas ^b   Oppenheim, William L ^c   Cohen, Pinchas ^a  

^a MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD CARE; CHILD GROWTH; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LEUKEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SHORT STATURE; SIDE EFFECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH DISORDER;

BODY HEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LEUKEMIA; MALE;

EID: 4043112016     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162204000945     Document Type: Article

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