Growth Hormone (GH) Dosing during Catch-Up Growth Guided by Individual Responsiveness Decreases Growth Response Variability in Prepubertal Children with GH Deficiency or Idiopathic Short Stature
Author(s) -
Berit Kriström,
A. Stefan Aronson,
Jovanna Dahlgren,
Jan Gustafsson,
Maria Halldin,
Sten A. Ivarsson,
Nils-Östen Nilsson,
Johan Svensson,
Torsten Tuvemo,
Kerstin AlbertssonWikland
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.2008-1503
Subject(s) - idiopathic short stature , medicine , short stature , growth hormone deficiency , dosing , endocrinology , growth hormone , bone age , hormone
Weight-based GH dosing results in a wide variation in growth response in children with GH deficiency (GHD) or idiopathic short stature (ISS).
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