Growth hormone improves growth in pediatric renal transplant recipients-a systemic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 129-133

  Wu, Yang ^a   Cheng, Wei ^b,c   Yang, Xiao Dong ^a   Xiang, Bo ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Pediatric; Renal failure; Systemic review; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BODY HEIGHT; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84870454537     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: 1432198X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-012-2208-7     Document Type: Article

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