Growth hormone deficiency during young adulthood and the benefits of growth hormone replacement.

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Published in Endocr Connect on April 29, 2016

Authors

M Ahmid1, C G Perry2, S F Ahmed1, M G Shaikh3

Author Affiliations

1: Developmental Endocrinology Research GroupRoyal Hospital for Children, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
2: Department of EndocrinologyQueen Elizabeth University Hospitals, Glasgow, UK.
3: Developmental Endocrinology Research GroupRoyal Hospital for Children, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK guftar.shaikh@nhs.net.

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