Is growth hormone deficiency a viable diagnosis?

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Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Reliability of Agreement between Insulin, Clonidine, and Glucagon Stimulation Tests for the Diagnosis of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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2. A Radiomics-Based Model with the Potential to Differentiate Growth Hormone Deficiency and Idiopathic Short Stature on Sella MRI.Yonsei medical journal · 2022
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3. Diagnosis of GH Deficiency Without GH Stimulation Tests.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022
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4. Effects of Astragalus Extract Mixture HT042 on Circulating IGF-1 Level and Growth Hormone Axis in Rats.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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5. Advances in differential diagnosis and management of growth hormone deficiency in children.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2021
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6. IGF1 for the diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency in children and adolescents: a reappraisal.Endocrine connections · 2020
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7. Gamma Aminobutyric Acid-Enriched Fermented Oyster (Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
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8. Impact of BMI on peak growth hormone responses to provocative tests and therapeutic outcome in children with growth hormone deficiency.Scientific reports · 2019
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9. The use of recombinant human growth hormone in patients with Mucopolysaccharidoses and growth hormone deficiency: a case series.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2019
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10. Effects of Eleutherococcus Extract Mixture on Endochondral Bone Formation in Rats.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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11. Astragalus Extract Mixture HT042 Increases Longitudinal Bone Growth Rate by Upregulating Circulatory IGF-1 in Rats.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2017
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12. Effects of Phlomis umbrosa Root on Longitudinal Bone Growth Rate in Adolescent Female Rats.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2016
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13. Longitudinal relationship between insulin-like growth factor-1 levels and vertical facial growth.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2015
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14. Do IGF-I concentrations better reflect growth hormone (GH) action in children with short stature than the results of GH stimulating tests? Evidence from the simultaneous assessment of thyroid function.Thyroid research · 2011
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15. Selecting short-statured children needing growth hormone testing: derivation and validation of a clinical decision rule.BMC pediatrics · 2008
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16. Adult height after long term treatment with recombinant growth hormone for idiopathic isolated growth hormone deficiency: observational follow up study of the French population based registry.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2002
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17. Final height of short subjects of low birth weight with and without growth hormone treatment.Archives of disease in childhood · 2001
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18. Regulation and clinical assessment of growth hormone secretion.Endocrine · 2000
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19. Hypopituitarism after multiple concussions: a retrospective case study in an adolescent male.Journal of athletic training
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  Growth hormone (GH) retesting and auxological data in 131 GH-deficient patients after completion of treatment.1997

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