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Improvement in Growth Rate and Mean Predicted Height during Long-Term Treatment with Growth Hormone in Children with Non-Growth Hormone Deficient Short Stature

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Abstract

Children with short stature, a normal RIA GH response to provocative stimuli, delayed bone age and a decreased growth rate for age comprise a heterogenous group (1–7). An inadequate growth rate in prepubertal children suggests deficits of growth promoting factors and/or hormones or the inability to respond to them (8–20). The term “short normal” children is an inappropriate designation for these children.

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    Selna L. Kaplan M.D., Ph.D.

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Kaplan, S.L. (1988). Improvement in Growth Rate and Mean Predicted Height during Long-Term Treatment with Growth Hormone in Children with Non-Growth Hormone Deficient Short Stature. In: Bercu, B.B. (eds) Basic and Clinical Aspects of Growth Hormone. Serono Symposia, USA. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5505-2_26

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