IMMUNOLOGICAL CHANGES TO GROWTH HORMONE THERAPY IN GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY
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Growth pattern and skeletal maturation following growth hormone therapy in growth hormone deficiency: factors influencing outcome.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate pattern of growth and skeletal maturation following growth hormone (GH) therapy in children with GH deficiency (GHD) with special emphasis on factors influencing outcome. METHODS Records of ninety-six children (67 boys, 29 girls) with GHD treated with GH for 2.3 +/-2.1 years were reviewed. RESULTS Height SDS at the end of treatment was significantly higher than that at...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199305001-00195