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Growth hormone treatment of short children born small for gestational age: growth responses with continuous and discontinuous regimens over 6 years.

F. de Zegher,K. Albertsson-Wikland,5 Authors,R. Rosenfeld

2000 · DOI: 10.1210/JCEM.85.8.6719
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism · 150 Citations

TLDR

This epi-analysis of 6-yr growth responses obtained with GH treatment in short children born small for gestational age confirms the administration of GH as an effective approach to normalize the stature of short, non-GH-deficient SGA children, at least during childhood and early puberty.