Final height in non-growth hormone deficient children treated with growth hormone

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 261-266

  Bernasconi, S ^b   Street, M E ^a   Volta, C ^a   Mazzardo, G ^a   Bartolotta, E ^c   Benso, L ^c   Bona, G ^c   Borrelli, P ^c   Buzi, F ^c   Cappa, M ^c   Chiabotto, P ^c   De Luca, F ^c   De Sanctis, V ^c   Klain, U ^c   Loche, S ^c   Morabito, F ^c   Pietta, R ^c   Pullano, V ^c   Radetti, G ^c   Rigon, F ^c   Sartorio, A ^c   Tonini, G ^c   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c Università di Modena ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE;

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHARMACOLOGICAL STIMULATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT STATURE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 9844252330     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.2751082.x     Document Type: Article

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