Monitoring of concordance in growth hormone therapy

Concordance with growth hormone (GH) therapy in 75 children was objectively assessed using data on GP prescriptions over 12 months. 23% missed >2 injections/week. Lower concordance was associated with longer duration on GH therapy (p

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of disease in childhood 2008-02, Vol.93 (2), p.147-148
Hauptverfasser:	Kapoor, R R, Burke, S A, Sparrow, S E, Hughes, I A, Dunger, D B, Ong, K K, Acerini, C L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Age Biological and medical sciences Body Height - drug effects Child Company business management Cross-Sectional Studies Data analysis Demographic aspects Dosage and administration Drug Administration Schedule Drug dosages Drug Monitoring - methods Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data Drug Therapy Education Families & family life Female General aspects Growth Disorders - drug therapy Growth Disorders - physiopathology Hormone replacement therapy Hormone therapy Human Growth Hormone - administration & dosage Human Growth Hormone - therapeutic use Humans Longitudinal Studies Male Management Medical sciences Miscellaneous Nurse specialists Nurses Patient Compliance Patient satisfaction Patients Prescriptions Prevention and actions Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Recombinant Proteins - administration & dosage Recombinant Proteins - therapeutic use Regression (Statistics) Regression analysis Somatotrophin Somatotropin Treatment Outcome Trends Velocity
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Zusammenfassung:	Concordance with growth hormone (GH) therapy in 75 children was objectively assessed using data on GP prescriptions over 12 months. 23% missed >2 injections/week. Lower concordance was associated with longer duration on GH therapy (p
ISSN:	0003-9888 1468-2044
DOI:	10.1136/adc.2006.114249