Impact of Growth Hormone Therapy on Adult Height of Children Born Small for Gestational Age
- 1 September 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in PEDIATRICS
- Vol. 124 (3), e519-e531
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-0293
Abstract
CONTEXT: Use of growth hormone (GH) therapy to promote growth in short children born small for gestational age (SGA) was recently approved in the United States and Europe, but there is still disagreement about the magnitude of effectiveness of GH.This publication has 28 references indexed in Scilit:
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