Effects of financial support on treatment of adolescents with growth hormone deficiency: a retrospective study in Japan

• Main Authors: Eri Maeda (Author), Takahiro Higashi (Author), Tomonobu Hasegawa (Author), Susumu Yokoya (Author), Takahiro Mochizuki (Author), Tomohiro Ishii (Author), Junko Ito (Author), Susumu Kanzaki (Author), Akira Shimatsu (Author), Koji Takano (Author), Toshihiro Tajima (Author), Hiroyuki Tanaka (Author), Yusuke Tanahashi (Author), Akira Teramoto (Author), Toshiro Nagai (Author), Kunihiko Hanew (Author), Reiko Horikawa (Author), Toru Yorifuji (Author), Naohiro Wada (Author), Toshiaki Tanaka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Treatment costs for children with growth hormone (GH) deficiency are subsidized by the government in Japan if the children meet clinical criteria, including height limits (boys: 156.4 cm; girls: 145.4 cm). However, several funding programs, such as a subsidy provided by local gov...