title: Support of the growth hormone-somatomedin system to facilitate healing.
abstract: We describe the role of growth hormone and somatomedins in the process of healing and discuss how nutrition, sleep, and stress affect this process. Nursing therapies to support healing are proposed and directions for further research are suggested.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Stotts
mesh_terms: D015444:Exercise; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D012890:Sleep; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000502:physiology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D013002:Somatomedins; D013006:Growth Hormone