Mortality in Canadian children with growth hormone (GH) deficiency receiving GH therapy 1967-1992

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1693-1696

  Taback, Shayne P ^a,b   Dean, Heather J ^a   Alexander, D ^c   Bailey, J ^c   Best, T ^c   Boulton, B C ^c   Bruce, G A ^c   Clarson, C ^c   Collu, R ^c   Couch, R ^c   Curtis, J ^c   Daneman, D ^c   Deal, C ^c   Ehrlich, R ^c   Holland, J ^c   Guyda, H ^c   Jenner, M ^c   Khoury, K ^c   Kitson, H ^c   Leboeuf, G ^c   MacMillan, A ^c   Marshall, H P ^c   Morrison, K ^c   Perlman, K ^c   Salisbury, S ^c   Stephure, D ^c   Szots, F ^c   Stewart, L ^c   Tze, J ^c   Van Vliet, G ^c   Vander Meulen, J ^c   Winter, J ^c   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Can Pediat Endocrinol F

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 9344250078     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.5.1693     Document Type: Article

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