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GHD diagnostics in Europe and the US: an audit of national guidelines and practice

Almost 20 years after the first international guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of GHD have been published, clinical practice varies significantly. The low accuracy of endocrine tests for GHD and the burden caused by ineffective treatment of individual patients were strong motives for nation...

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Main Authors: Binder, Gerhard (Author) , Reinehr, Thomas (Author) , Ibáñez, Lourdes (Author) , Thiele, Susanne (Author) , Linglart, Agnès (Author) , Woelfle, Joachim (Author) , Saenger, Paul (Author) , Bettendorf, Markus (Author) , Zachurzok, Agnieszka (Author) , Gohlke, Bettina (Author) , Randell, Tabitha (Author) , Hauffa, Berthold P. (Author) , Claahsen van der Grinten, Hedi L. (Author) , Holterhus, Paul-Martin (Author) , Juul, Anders (Author) , Pfäffle, Roland (Author) , Cianfarani, Stefano (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: November 08, 2019
In: Hormone research in paediatrics
Year: 2019, Volume: 92, Issue: 3, Pages: 150-156
ISSN:1663-2826
DOI:10.1159/000503783
Online Access:Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1159/000503783
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/503783
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Author Notes:Gerhard Binder, Thomas Reinehr, Lourdes Ibáñez, Susanne Thiele, Agnès Linglart, Joachim Woelfle, Paul Saenger, Markus Bettendorf, Agnieszka Zachurzok, Bettina Gohlke, Tabitha Randell, Berthold P. Hauffa, Hedi L. Claahsen van der Grinten, Paul-Martin Holterhus, Anders Juul, Roland Pfäffle, Stefano Cianfarani
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Summary:Almost 20 years after the first international guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of GHD have been published, clinical practice varies significantly. The low accuracy of endocrine tests for GHD and the burden caused by ineffective treatment of individual patients were strong motives for national endocrine societies to set up national guidelines regarding how to diagnose GHD in childhood. This audit aims to review the current state and identify common changes, which may improve the diagnostic procedure.
Item Description:Issue release date: February 2020
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Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1663-2826
DOI:10.1159/000503783

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