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

• मुख्य लेखकों: Eri Maeda (लेखक), Takahiro Higashi (लेखक), Tomonobu Hasegawa (लेखक), Susumu Yokoya (लेखक), Takahiro Mochizuki (लेखक), Tomohiro Ishii (लेखक), Junko Ito (लेखक), Susumu Kanzaki (लेखक), Akira Shimatsu (लेखक), Koji Takano (लेखक), Toshihiro Tajima (लेखक), Hiroyuki Tanaka (लेखक), Yusuke Tanahashi (लेखक), Akira Teramoto (लेखक), Toshiro Nagai (लेखक), Kunihiko Hanew (लेखक), Reiko Horikawa (लेखक), Toru Yorifuji (लेखक), Naohiro Wada (लेखक), Toshiaki Tanaka (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: BMC, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: 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...