What is the evidence for beneficial effects of growth hormone treatment beyond height in short children born small for gestational age? A review of published literature

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Dunger D., Darendeliler F., KANDEMİR N., Harris M., Rabbani A., Kappelgaard A.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.33, no.1, pp.53-70, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/jpem-2019-0098
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.53-70
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: An increasing body of evidence supports the view that both an adverse intrauterine milieu and rapid postnatal weight gain in children born small for gestational age (SGA) contribute towards the risk for the development of chronic diseases in adult life.