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Growth hormone therapy—established uses in short children
Author(s) -
Schwenk W. Frederick
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2006.tb02406.x
Subject(s) - medicine , human growth hormone , food and drug administration , hormone , growth hormone , hormone therapy , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , endocrinology , pharmacology , cancer , breast cancer
Since the first reported efficacious use of human growth hormone in 1958, numerous children have been treated with this hormone. This review discusses the five indications for use of human growth hormone in children that have been approved to date by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Conclusion: Further, long‐term studies will be needed to address the optimal use of this hormone in each of these conditions.