Health-related quality of life and cognitive functioning in pediatric short stature: Comparison of growth-hormone-naïve, growth-hormone-treated, and healthy samples

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 351-358

  Stephen, Matthew D ^a   Varni, James W ^c,d   Limbers, Christine A ^e   Yafi, Michael ^b   Heptulla, Rubina A ^f   Renukuntla, Venkat S ^f   Bell, Cynthia S ^b   Brosnan, Patrick G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive functioning; Growth hormone; Patient reported outcomes; PedsQL; Quality of life; Short stature

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SHORT STATURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 79954444617     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1299-z     Document Type: Article

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