Growth hormone treatment in children with rheumatic disease, corticoid induced growth retardation and osteopenia
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Growth hormone treatment in children with rheumatic disease, corticosteroid induced growth retardation, and osteopenia.
BACKGROUND In children with severe rheumatic disease (RD), treatment with corticosteroids (CS) is frequently needed and growth retardation and osteopenia may develop. A beneficial effect of human growth hormone (hGH) has been reported but mostly in trials without a control group. AIMS To study the effect of hGH on growth, bone mineral density (BMD), and body composition, taking the disease ac...
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تاریخ انتشار 2005