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Effect of growth hormone on growth delay in burned children: a 3-year follow-up study

Authors :
Robert E. Barrow
David N. Herndon
J. F. Aili Low
Source :
The Lancet. 354:1789
Publication Year :
1999
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 1999.

Abstract

Children with severe burns benefit from acute therapy with recombinant human growth hormone by maintaining their original stature after injury. This effect is particularly apparent in children injured outside growth-spurt years.

Details

ISSN :
01406736
Volume :
354
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Lancet
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....cfe42693cebaa768b32c1bebe1caecdc
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(99)02741-5