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

Authors :
Adriana Masiero Kühl
Márcia Regina Messaggi Gomes Dias
Rosana Marques Pereira
Source :
Revista Paulista de Pediatria, Vol 42 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2024.

Abstract

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 born SGA, with birth weight and/or length

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
19840462
Volume :
42
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista Paulista de Pediatria
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.82c61e16e6e54319aafb633a4f5625fa
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/1984-0462/2024/42/2023073