Adult height in children with short stature and idiopathic delayed puberty after different management

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 677-681

  Zucchini, Stefano ^a   Wasniewska, Malgorzata ^b   Cisternino, Mariangela ^c   Salerno, Mariacarolina ^d   Iughetti, Lorenzo ^e   Maghnie, Mohamad ^f   Street, Maria Elisabeth ^g   Caruso Nicoletti, Manuela ^h   Cianfarani, Stefano ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult height; Delayed puberty; GH therapy; Short stature; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT STATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PUBERTY, DELAYED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41849108007     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-007-0576-y     Document Type: Article

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