Idiopathic growth hormone deficiency in adults, Ben Johnson and the somatopause

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2270-2273

  Sonksen, Peter ^a,b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; IBUTAMOREN; PERFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCE; PLACEBO; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; STANOZOLOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANKLE EDEMA; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BODY COMPOSITION; DOPING; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; FALLING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HIP FRACTURE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UNSTEADINESS; WEAKNESS;

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS;

EID: 84878490057     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-2025     Document Type: Editorial

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