Effect of growth hormone on height, weight, and body composition in Prader-Willi syndrome

AIMS To evaluate the effect of the administration of growth hormone on stature, body weight, and body composition in children aged between 4 and 10 years with Prader-Willi syndrome. METHODS Height, weight, and skinfold thickness were recorded in 25 children using standard anthropometric techniques a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of disease in childhood 1998-05, Vol.78 (5), p.474-476
Hauptverfasser:	Davies, P S W, Evans, S, Broomhead, S, Clough, H, Day, J M E, Laidlaw, A, Barnes, N D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Biological and medical sciences Body composition Body Composition - drug effects Body fat Body Height - drug effects Body weight Body Weight - drug effects Child Child, Preschool Children & youth Drinking water Drug Administration Schedule Endocrinopathies Expected values Female Follow-Up Studies General aspects. Associated endocrine diseases. Endocrine paraneoplasic syndromes Growth - drug effects growth hormone Growth hormones Human Growth Hormone - therapeutic use Humans Male Medical sciences Multiple Regression Analysis Obesity Original Pituitary gland Prader-Willi syndrome Prader-Willi Syndrome - drug therapy Prader-Willi Syndrome - physiopathology Recruitment Skinfold Thickness Stable isotopes Urine
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