A prediction model could foresee adequate height response in children eligible for growth hormone treatment.

Helena-Jamin LyHans ForsStaffan NilssonJovanna Dahlgren

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2021)

By using a validated prediction model for GH in a clinical context, unnecessarily treating short children with an expected poor height outcome can be avoided.

Keyphrases

growth hormone
body mass index
young adults
physical activity
replacement therapy