Adult height and health-related quality of life after growth hormone therapy in small for gestational age subjects

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-227

  Bannink, E ^a   Djurhuus, C B ^b   Christensen, T ^b   Jons K ^b   Hokken Koelega, A ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adult height; Growth hormone; Health related quality of life; HRQoL; SGA; Short stature; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 77953343324     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2010.484323     Document Type: Article

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