Clinical Indications for Growth Hormone Therapy.
Clinical Indications for Growth Hormone Therapy.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.yapd.2022.03.005
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发表时间:
2022-08
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通讯作者:
Grimberg, Adda
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作者:
Danowitz, Melinda;Grimberg, Adda
GH treatment involves nightly subcutaneous injections in attempt to mirror the pituitary’s endogenous GH secretion. GH therapy is expensive, with median costs per child exceeding $25,000 annually [69]. Nonetheless, GH use in the US pediatric population almost tripled from 2001 to 2016 [69]. Over the past 35 years, pediatric GH treatment has expanded from its initial indication to correct GHD, to now using the medication to increase height in conditions whereby endogenous GH production is