Efficacy and safety of growth hormone treatment for children born small for gestational age

Recombinant growth hormone (GH) is an effective treatment for short children who are born small for gestational age (SGA). Short children born SGA who fail to demonstrate catch-up growth by 2-4 years of age are candidates for GH treatment initiated to achieve catch-up growth to a normal height in ea...

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Main Author: Il Tae Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Pediatric Society 2014-09-01
Series:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjped-57-379.pdf