Glucagon Stimulation Test for Childhood Growth Hormone Deficiency: Timing of the Peak is Important

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 415-419

  Strich, David ^a   Terespolsky, Nachum ^a   Gillis, David ^b  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CLONIDINE; GLUCAGON; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLUCAGON; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH HORMONE; HORMONES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 60249093507     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.08.044     Document Type: Article

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