Changing Patterns of the Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency Diagnosis Documented in a Decade-Long Global Surveillance Database
Author(s) -
Susan M. Webb,
Christian J. Strasburger,
Daojun Mo,
Mark L. Hartman,
Шломо Мелмед,
Heike Jung,
Werner Blum,
Andrea Attanasio
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2008-0713
Subject(s) - medicine , growth hormone deficiency , database , endocrinology , demographics , hypopituitarism , acromegaly , growth hormone , hormone , demography , sociology , computer science
GH therapy in adult patients with GH deficiency (GHD) was approved over 10 yr ago, and the indication has subsequently gained broad acceptance. The HypoCCS surveillance database is a suitable means to examine the evolution of diagnostic patterns since 1996.
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