Two years of replacement therapy in adults with growth hormone deficiency

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 485-494

  Verhelst, Johan ^a   Abs, Roger ^b   Vandeweghe, Mark ^c   Mockel, Jean ^d   Legros, Jean Jacques ^e   Copinschi, Georges ^d   Mahler, Charles ^a   Velkeniers, Brigitte ^f   Vanhaelst, Luc ^f   Van Aelst, Alexandra ^g   De Rijdt, Dirk ^g   Stevenaert, Achille ^e   Beckers, Albert ^e  

^a MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^f VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^g Pharmacia and Upjohn ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY GROWTH; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9844239386     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.3041112.x     Document Type: Article

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