Obstacles to the prescribing of growth hormone in children with chronic kidney disease

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1531-1535

  Greenbaum, Larry A ^a   Hidalgo, Guillermo ^b   Chand, Deepa ^c   Chiang, Myra ^d   Dell, Katherine ^e   Kump, Theresa ^f   Peschansky, Lena ^b   Smith, Holly K ^g   Boyle, Mary ^h   Kopf, Michelle ^d   Metz, Lisa C ^e   Kamel, Margaret ^h   Mahan, John D ^f  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^g OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Growth hormone; Kidney diseases; Secondary hyperparathyroidism; Short stature

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT STATURE; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE;

EID: 47749122148     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-008-0857-3     Document Type: Article

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