Standardization of growth hormone measurement, evidence-based medicine : 3rd KIGS/KIMS Expert Meeting on Growth and Growth Disorders, Sorrento, Italy, November 19-20, 1998 /guest editors, M. B. Ranke and J. Dowie
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Standardization of growth hormone measurement, evidence-based medicine : 3rd KIGS/KIMS Expert Meeting on Growth and Growth Disorders, Sorrento, Italy, November 19-20, 1998 /guest editors, M. B. Ranke and J. Dowie
（Hormone research, v. 51,
Karger, 1999
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"Released June 1999."
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Considerable progress has benn made in the application of growth hormone (GH) treatment in GH-defeicient patients of all ages, as well as in children with other forms of short stature. Logitudinal data on GH therapy in several thousand patients continues to be documented within the framework of KIGS (Pharmacia & Upjohn International Growth Database) and KIMS (Pharmacia & Upjohn International Metabolic Database). These surveys reflect the use of GH in a multitude of disorders and have stablished a basis for the evaluation of its efficacy and safety. This book focuses on the 3rd KIGS/KIMS expert meeting on this subject, presenting new research and findings in the field.
Table of Contents
- Standardization of growth hormone measurement: growth hormone heterogeneity in human pituitary and plasma, G. Baumann
- international standards for growth hormone, A.F. Bristow
- serum growth hormone measurements in clinical practice - an audit of performance from the UK National External Quality Assessment Scheme, J. Seth, A. Ellis, R. Al-Sadie
- variety in growth hormone determinations due to use of different immunoassays and to the interference of growth hormone-binding protein, L. Ebdrup, S. Fisker, H.H. Sorensen, M.B. Ranke, H. Orskov. Consensus of round table discussions: consensus on how to measure growth hormone in serum, M.B. Ranke, H. Orskov, A.F. Bristow, J. Seth, G. Baumann. Evidence-based medicine: towards better decision making, J.S. Pliskin
- what randomized trials and systematic reviews can offer decision makers, D.G. Altman
- what observational studies can offer decision makers, N. Black
- clinical research databases and clinical decision making in chronic diseases, M.G. Kahn
- what clinicians can offer - assessing and communicating probabilities for individual patient decision making, D.R.M. Timmermans
- patient attitudes and preferences regarding treatment - GH therapy for childhood short stature, B.S. Finkelstein, J. Singh, J.B. Silvers, D. Neuhauser, L. Cuttler
- what decision analysis can offer the clinical decision maker, J. Dowie
- KIGS and KIMS as tools for evidence-based medicine, M.B. Ranke, J. Dowie.
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