title: Effect of growth hormone on growth delay in burned children: a 3-year follow-up study.
abstract: Children with severe burns benefit from acute therapy with recombinant human growth hormone by maintaining their original stature after injury. This effect is particularly apparent in children injured outside growth-spurt years.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Herndon
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Barrow
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D019382:Human Growth Hormone