Impact of growth hormone therapy on adult height of children with idiopathic short stature: Systematic review

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7798, 2011, Pages 636-

  Deodati, Annalisa ^a   Cianfarani, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; PLACEBO;

BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; GROWTH RATE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SHORT STATURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; DWARFISM; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952788878     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c7157     Document Type: Review

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