Health-related quality of life in short children born small for gestational age: Effects of growth hormone treatment and postponement of puberty

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 170-179

  Lem, Annemieke J ^a,b   Jobse, Inge ^c   Van Der Kaay, Danielle C M ^b   De Ridder, Maria A J ^c   Raat, Hein ^c   Hokken Koelega, Anita C S ^a,b  

^a Dutch Growth Research Foundation   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue; Growth hormone; Quality of life; Short stature; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; LEUPRORELIDE ACETATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LEUPROLIDE; MALE; PUBERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84861094214     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000337218     Document Type: Article

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