Letrozole as a booster therapy in growth hormone deficiency

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 625-627

  Kumar, K V S Hari ^a   Jayaraman, Muthukrishnan ^a   Verma, Abhyuday ^a   Modi, Kirtikumar D ^a  

^a Medwin Hospitals ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Aromatase inhibitors; Estrogen; Growth hormone; Letrozole

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; LETROZOLE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE MINERALIZATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELAYED PUBERTY; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALE; PUBERTY; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRILES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 67650484670     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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