Auxological, clinical and MRI findings in Taiwanese children with growth hormone deficiency

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1519-1526

  Lo, Fu Sung ^a   Chang, Luan Yin ^a,c   Yang, Min Hai ^a   Van, Yang Hau ^a   Wai, Yau Yau ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ectopic posterior lobe; Growth hormone deficiency; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple pituitary hormone deficiency; Pituitary stalk interruption

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BODY HEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INFUNDIBULUM; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PREMATURITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 8644219876     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2004.17.11.1519     Document Type: Article

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