title: Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) treatment of infants and young children with chronic renal failure.
abstract: Infants with chronic renal failure often grow badly despite medical management. rhGH treatment results in good catch-up growth and should be used in infants who do not respond to conservative management.
authors.affiliation: Royal Free Hospital, London.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maxwell
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006128:Growth / Q000187:drug effects; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis
chemical_list: D019382:Human Growth Hormone