C H A N G E I N T O T A L B O D Y W A T E R A S A P R E D I C T I V E T O O L F O R G R O W T H H O R M O N E T R E A T M E N T R E S P O N S E Chapter 3 Change in total body water as a predictive tool for growth hormone treatment response CHAPTER 3 Change in total body water as a predictive tool for growth hormone treatment response Treatment with rhGH is not only used for SGA children but also for children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD). We wonder if the response to treatment with rhGH is already detectable after one year. In that case needless treatment can be avoided and health care costs can be saved. In this article we investigated the response to rhGH treatment by measurement of total body water. This chapter is published in: Hormone Research in Paediatrics, 2012;78:18-‐23 by: Manon AB Ernst, Michelle YG Simons, Angèle JGM Gerver, Gladys RJ Zandwijken, Luc JI Zimmermann, Willem JM Gerver. 43
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