GROWTH PROMOTING TREATMENT IN SMALL CHILDREN
- 1 April 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Acta Endocrinologica
- Vol. 18 (4) , 536-547
- https://doi.org/10.1530/acta.0.0180536
Abstract
Using skeletal maturation as an index of growth, it was found that 5-10 mg of methyl testosterone daily sublingually was a very potent growth-promoting agent. Two case histories were given.Keywords
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