Growth Hormone Deficiency Is Associated with Decreased Quality of Life in Patients with Prior Acromegaly | Zendy

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Growth Hormone Deficiency Is Associated with Decreased Quality of Life in Patients with Prior Acromegaly

Author(s) -

T Wexler,

Lindsay Gunnell,

Zehra B. Omer,

Karen Kuhlthau,

Catherine Beauregard,

Gwenda J. Graham,

Andrea L. Utz,

Beverly M. K. Biller,

Lisa B. Nachtigall,

Jay S. Loeffler,

Brooke Swearingen,

Anne Klibanski,

Karen K. Miller

Publication year - 2009

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.2008-2671

Subject(s) - acromegaly , growth hormone deficiency , growth hormone , medicine , hormone , endocrinology

Both GH deficiency (GHD) and GH excess are associated with a decreased quality of life. However, it is unknown whether patients with GHD after treatment for acromegaly have a poorer quality of life than those with normal GH levels after cure of acromegaly.

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