Should the duration of the insulin tolerance test be shortened to 90 minutes?

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1105-1109

  Jaruratanasirikul, Somchit ^a   Leethanaporn, Kalaya ^a   Sriplung, Hutcha ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Growth hormone deficiency; Growth hormone provocative test; Insulin tolerance test; Normal variant short stature

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROVOCATION TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT STATURE; SWEAT GLAND DISEASE; TACHYCARDIA; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 4444382973     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2004.17.8.1105     Document Type: Article

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