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Effects of 3-year GH replacement therapy on bone mineral density in younger and elderly adults with adult-onset GH deficiency

OBJECTIVE: Little is known of the effects of long-term GH replacement on bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) in elderly GH-deficient (GHD) adults. DESIGN/PATIENTS/METHODS: In this prospective, single-center, open-label study, the effects of 3-year GH replacement were determined...

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Autores principales: Elbornsson, Mariam, Götherström, Galina, Franco, Celina, Bengtsson, Bengt-Åke, Johannsson, Gudmundur, Svensson, Johan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioScientifica 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3261573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22106341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EJE-11-0886