Usefulness of serum insulin-like growth factor i assessment in the diagnosis of childhood-Onset growth hormone deficiency

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-148

  Federico, Giovanni ^a   Cianfarani, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Growth hormone deficiency; Insulin like growth factor I; Short stature

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ALGORITHM; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ALGORITHMS; CHILD; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEINS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77954792833     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000314895     Document Type: Short Survey

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