Concerns, expectations and perception regarding stature, physical appearance and psychosocial functioning before and during high-dose growth hormone treatment of short pre-pubertal children born small for gestational age

Hormone Research

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 334-342

  Lagrou, K ^a   Froidecoeur, C ^a   Thomas, M ^a   Massa, G ^a,b   Beckers, D ^c   Craen, M ^d   De Beaufort, C ^k   Rooman, R ^e   Francois I ^f   Heinrichs, C ^g   Lebrethon, M C ^h   Thiry Counson, G ⁱ   Maes, M ^j   De Schepper, J ^j,k  

^a Belgian Study Group for Pediatric Endocrinology (BSGPE)

^b Virga Jesseziekenhuis ^*  (Belgium)

^c Haematology Department   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e University Hospital of Antwerpen   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^g University of Bruxelles   (Belgium)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

ⁱ University Hospital Louvain   (Belgium)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^k Pediatric Clinic of Luxembourg   (Luxembourg)

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Author keywords

Growth expectations; Growth hormone treatment; Intrauterine growth retardation; Perception of stature; Psychosocial functioning

Indexed keywords

SOMATREM;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXPECTATION; FEAR; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SHORT STATURE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 44949222595     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000117389     Document Type: Article

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