Growth hormone (GH) provocation tests and the response to GH treatment in GH deficiency

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1024-1027

  Cole, T J ^a   Hindmarsh, P C ^b   Dunger, D B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; AGE; DRUG EFFECT; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDER; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDERS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7944239392     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.043406     Document Type: Article

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