Extensive expertise in endocrinology: UK stance on adult GH replacement: the economist vs the endocrinologist

In the UK, through the use of a forced economic model, endocrinologists are in the curious position of offering GH replacement to some patients with severe GH deficiency (GHD) but withholding it from other patients with even more severe GHD. This approach is counter-intuitive to endocrine practice i...

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Published in:	European journal of endocrinology Vol. 169; no. 4; p. R81
Main Author:	Shalet, S M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.10.2013
Subjects:	Adult Dwarfism, Pituitary - drug therapy Dwarfism, Pituitary - economics Dwarfism, Pituitary - epidemiology Endocrinology - economics Human Growth Hormone - therapeutic use Humans Hypopituitarism - drug therapy Hypopituitarism - epidemiology Models, Econometric Prevalence United Kingdom - epidemiology
ISSN:	1479-683X, 1479-683X
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