Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Growth Hormone Deficiency in India

In clinical practice, every year approximately 150,000 children are referred with short stature (SS) based on a cut-off of fifth percentile. The most important endocrine and treatable cause of SS is growth hormone deficiency (GHD). The lack of reliable data on the prevalence of GHD in India limits e...

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Main Authors: Mathew John, Ekaterina Koledova, Kanakatte Mylariah Prasanna Kumar, Harshal Chaudhari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2967578
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