PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Why start an adult on growth hormone?
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.2002.401075
DP  - 2002 Oct 01
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 75--78
VI  - 40
IP  - 10
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/40/10/75.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/40/10/75.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull2002 Oct 01; 40
AB  - Relevant BNF section: 6.5.1Earlier this year, we reviewed the use of synthetic human growth hormone (somatropin) in growth hormone deficiency starting in childhood.1 Here we assess its effects in patients with adult-onset deficiency, discussing when and how it should be used.