Open AccessRecombinant human growth hormone improves the fat redistribution syndrome (lipodystrophy) in patients with HIV
Author(s) -
Christine Wanke,
Jül Gerrior,
Julie Kantaros,
Eoin Coakley,
Mary Albrecht
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/00002030-199910220-00013
Subject(s) - medicine , lipodystrophy , body mass index , waist , bioelectrical impedance analysis , anthropometry , prospective cohort study , endocrinology , gastroenterology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral load , antiretroviral therapy , immunology
To determine the efficacy of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in the treatment of the fat redistribution syndrome (FRS) in patients with HIV.