...David B. Allen Assessing cost-effectiveness of human growth hormone (hGH) treatment to augment height is complicated by uncertainty about how best to measure its therapeutic effect. Cost-conscious growth promotion practice, however, is possible and likely an emerging practical requisite as health...

.... Precocious puberty Central precocious puberty Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs Hormone therapy Cost-effectiveness Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs (GnRHa) are modified preparations of native GnRH designed to increase its potency and half-life and were initially approved...

...: Growth Hormone (GH) dosage in childhood is adjusted for body size, but there is no consensus whether body weight (BW) or body surface area (BSA) should be used. We aimed at comparing the biological effect and cost-effectiveness of GH treatment dosed per m 2 BSA in comparison with dosing per kg BW...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Growth hormone treatment Efficacy Cost-effectiveness Optimization Growth hormone (GH) has a long and complex history [ 1,2 ]. The era of GH treatment started when Raben [ 3 ] proved that replacement with pituitary-derived...

... of improvement of respiratory function, morbidity, and quality of life, remain to be shown. Well-designed studies, specifically targeting these end points as well as cost-effectiveness, are needed to better define the place of rhGH in the nutritional support of these patients. 9 12 2008 © 1996 S...

... as a preferred methodology for analysis in situations of uncertainty, in combination with cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses. Special emphasis is given to quality-of-life considerations in growth hormone (GH) therapy and ways to measure it and express patient preferences. 17 11 2004 1999...

... that the treatment of these high-risk patients is cost-effective. The rates of morbidity and mortality associated with fractures must also be determined. Several studies show that the probability of disability (inability to climb stairs, walk a mile or perform heavy household chores) after hip fracture is among...