The effect of colchicine on physical growth in children with familial mediterranean fever

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 825-828

  Özçakar, Z Birsin ^a   KadIoǧlu, Gülsüm ^a   ŞIklar, Zeynep ^a   Kavaz, Asli ^a   Nur Aksanal, F ^b   Berberoǧlu, Merih ^a   Ekim, Mesiha ^a   Öcal, Gönül ^a   YalçInkaya, Fatoş ^a,c  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Colchicine; Familial Mediterranean fever; Growth

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GROWTH; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLCHICINE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GOUT SUPPRESSANTS; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954425330     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-009-1120-z     Document Type: Article

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