Use of recombinant human growth hormone in children with thalassemia

Hormone Research

Volumn 71, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 46-50

  Geffner, Mitchell E ^a,c   Karlsson, Hanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Growth hormone deficiency; KIGS; Short stature; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

BONE AGE; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; THALASSEMIA; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THALASSEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58549106564     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000178037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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