title: Approaching final height in children treated for growth hormone deficiency.
abstract: This brief report is a preliminary review of the interpretation of 'final height' in a large study of children, some of whom have been treated with recombinant human growth hormone for as long as 8 years. Most of the children in this study have not attained final height, so we highlight the issues relating to the definition of final height, study completion and diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Diabetes Care and Endocrinology, Lilly Research Laboratories, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Chipman
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hicks
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Holcombe
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Draper
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height / Q000187:drug effects*; D001846:Bone Development / Q000187:drug effects; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone