Growth hormone deficiency during young adulthood and the benefits of growth hormone replacement

Until quite recently, the management of children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) had focussed on the use of recombinant human GH (rhGH) therapy to normalise final adult height. However, research over the past two decades that has demonstrated deficits in bone health and cardiac function, as wel...

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Main Authors: M Ahmid, C G Perry, S F Ahmed, M G Shaikh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2016-07-01
Series:Endocrine Connections
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Online Access:http://www.endocrineconnections.com/content/5/3/R1.full