Pituitary function at long-term follow-up of childhood traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1827-1835

  Moon, Rebecca Jane ^a   Sutton, Timothy ^a   Wilson, Peter Murray ^a   Kirkham, Fenella Jane ^a   Davies, Justin Huw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

growth hormone deficiency; pituitary; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL FRACTURE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; URINALYSIS;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958183288     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2010.1408     Document Type: Article

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