Oestrogen treatment for tall stature in girls: Estimating the effect on height and the error in height prediction

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 926-929

  Venn, Alison ^a,f   Hosmer, Trina ^b   Hosmer, David ^a,b   Bruinsma, Fiona ^c   Jones, Penelope ^c   Lumley, Judith ^c   Pyett, Priscilla ^d   Rayner, Jo Anne ^c   Werther, George ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NORETHISTERONE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AGE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; TALL STATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43949123284     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.03128.x     Document Type: Article

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