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ea0007p150 | Neuroendocrinology and behaviour | BES2004

Quality of life deficit in hypopituitary adults with growth hormone deficiency (GHD): comparison of age-sex matched patient data and a UK population survey

Koltowska-Haggstrom M , Monson J , Hennessy S , Mattsson A , Kind P

Background: Although the negative impact of GHD in adults on quality of life (QoL) is well recognized and it has become routinely measured in clinical practice, there is still limited information about the extent of the differential between adults with GHD and their age/sex-matched peers within the general population.Objectives: The study was designed to test the discriminatory power of QoL-AGHDA by determining normative reference values in the general p...