Quality of life of young adults with idiopathic short stature: Effect of growth hormone treatment

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 865-870

  Rekers Mombarg, L T M ^a   Busschbach, J J V ^b   Massa, G G ^a   Dicke, J ^a   Wit, J M ^a   Delemarre van De Waal, H A ^c   Gerver, W J ^c   Gosen, J J ^c   Jansen, M ^c   Reeser, M ^c   De Muinck Keizer Schrama, S M P F ^c   Oostdijk, W ^c   Otten, B J ^c   Rouwe C ^c   Vulsma, T ^c   Waelkens, J J J ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Leiden Univ Medical Centre/J6S ^*

Author keywords

Growth; Growth disorders; Growth hormone; Idiopathic short stature; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATREM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT STATURE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH HORMONE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MMPI; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7344257741     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080352598750013653     Document Type: Article

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