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Models Predict Success With Growth Hormone Treatment
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Title Models Predict Success With Growth Hormone Treatment
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568356?src=rss
Description Mathematical models, particularly those incorporating both growth and endocrine data, can predict which short children will benefit from treatment with growth hormone (GH), according to a new study. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Diabetes and Endocrinology
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Date Jan 9, 2008
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