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Volume 342:359 February 3, 2000 Number 5
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Growth Hormone Therapy in Adults and Children

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by Vance, M. L.
To the Editor: In their review of growth hormone therapy (Oct. 14 issue),1 Vance and Mauras do not mention the abuse of growth hormone by adults. Physicians should be aware that this phenomenon is well documented in athletes.2 Abuse by physicians is also of concern. My organization has intervened in several cases in which physicians have taken growth hormone to increase their sense of well-being and physical performance.


John A. Fromson, M.D.
Massachusetts Medical Society
Waltham, MA 02451

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  1. Vance ML, Mauras N. Growth hormone therapy in adults and children. N Engl J Med 1999;341:1206-1216. [Free Full Text]
  2. Healy ML, Russell-Jones D. Growth hormone and sport: abuse, potential benefits, and difficulties in detection. Br J Sports Med 1997;31:267-268. [Free Full Text]
 
To the Editor: Vance and Mauras note that children with Down's syndrome, Noonan's syndrome, the Prader–Willi syndrome, or other conditions may have . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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