Is scoliosis an issue for giving growth hormone to children with Prader-Willi syndrome?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1004-1006

  Diene, Gwenaelle ^a   De Gauzy, Jérôme Sales ^a,b   Tauber, Maithe ^a  

^a Hôpital des Enfants   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DES ENFANTS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY;

CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 57149120628     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.141390     Document Type: Short Survey

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