Evaluation and treatment of adult growth hormone deficiency: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline.

Endocrine Society guideline establishing recommended diagnostic provocative testing, candidate patient selection, dosing principles and monitoring framework for recombinant human growth hormone replacement in adults with documented GH deficiency.

Investigated as a clinical practice guideline in the field of endocrine research. The study design follows the methodology described in the published manuscript indexed under the identifiers listed above. Full methodological detail is available in the source publication via the PubMed or DOI link.

Endocrine Society guideline establishing recommended diagnostic provocative testing, candidate patient selection, dosing principles and monitoring framework for recombinant human growth hormone replacement in adults with documented GH deficiency.

Applies specifically to confirmed adult growth hormone deficiency; not a recommendation for somatropin use in healthy adults or for anti-ageing purposes.

• · PubMed: PMID 21602453 ↗
• · DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-0179 ↗
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