Health-Related Quality of Life of Children and Adolescents with Growth Hormone Deficiency or Idiopathic Short Stature - Part 2 : Available Results and Future Directions

• Research on the health-related quality of life (HrQoL) impact of short stature and its treatment in children and adolescents has developed recently. Based on a PubMed literature search, studies addressing this issue were identified and considerable methodological problems mainly related to the HrQoL instruments used and conflicting results are discussed in this mini review. Additionally, this mini review identifies a need for further research and indicates potential directions.

Nyckelord

Growth hormone deficiency

Idiopathic short stature

Quality of life

MEDICINE

MEDICIN

Growth hormone deficiency

Idiopathic short stature

Quality of life

Publikations- och innehållstyp

ref (ämneskategori)

for (ämneskategori)