Effect of treatment with growth hormone on body composition and metabolic profile of short children born small for gestational age

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the effect of recombinant growth hormone (rGH) on body composition and metabolic profile of prepubertal short children born small for gestational age (SGA) before and after 18 months of treatment. Methods: It is a clinical, non-randomized, and paired study. Children b...

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Main Authors: Adriana Masiero Kühl, Márcia Regina Messaggi Gomes Dias, Rosana Marques Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2024-02-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822024000100444&tlng=en