Patient evaluation of a new injection pen for growth hormone treatment in children and adults.

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Published in Acta Paediatr Suppl on September 01, 1995

Authors

K Sjöblom1, K Albertsson-Wikland, B A Bengtsson, G Johannsson, M Thorén, M Degerblad, M O Savage

Author Affiliations

1: Pharmacia AB, Peptide Hormones, Stockholm, Sweden.

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