Effect of Growth Hormone Treatment on Adult Height of Children with Idiopathic Short Stature
Open Access
- 18 February 1999
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 340 (7) , 502-507
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199902183400702
Abstract
Short-term administration of growth hormone to children with idiopathic short stature results in increases in growth rate and standard-deviation scores for height. However, the effect of long-term growth hormone therapy on adult height in these children is unknown.Keywords
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