Usefulness of growth hormone (GH) stimulation tests and IGF-I concentration measurement in GH deficiency diagnosis

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 569-579

  Obara Moszyńska, Monika ^a   Kedzia, Andrzej ^a   Korman, Eugeniusz ^a   Niedziela, Marek ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; GH stimulation tests; Growth hormone deficiency; IGF I; Short stature

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; GLUCAGON; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN INSULIN; LEVODOPA; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; GROWTH HORMONE TEST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREPUBERTY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROVOCATION TEST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT STATURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SLEEP;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; PITUITARY FUNCTION TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 48449091214     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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