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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| Dokumenttyp: | Article (Journal) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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November 08, 2019
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Hormone research in paediatrics
Year: 2019, Jahrgang: 92, Heft: 3, Pages: 150-156 |
| ISSN: | 1663-2826 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000503783 |
| Online-Zugang: | Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1159/000503783 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/503783 |
| Verfasserangaben: | 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 |
| Zusammenfassung: | 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. |
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| Beschreibung: | Issue release date: February 2020 Gesehen am 02.04.2020 |
| Beschreibung: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1663-2826 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000503783 |