Growth hormone treatment in short children with chronic kidney disease

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1159-1164

  Mehls, O ^a   Wuhl E ^a   Tonshoff B ^a   Schaefer, F ^a   Nissel, R ^b   Haffner, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease (CKD); Dialysis; Growth hormone resistance; Growth hormone treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID; GROWTH HORMONE; MERCAPTAMINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD CARE; CHILD GROWTH; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY HYPODYSPLASIA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; SHORT STATURE; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UREMIA;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC;

EID: 49349091107     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00845.x     Document Type: Review

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