ea0019p258 | Pituitary | SFEBES2009
Widdowson WM
, Gibney J
A recently published meta-analysis has demonstrated a significant beneficial effect on exercise performance of growth hormone (GH) replacement in GH-deficient (GHD) adults. The current meta-analysis was carried out to determine whether GH replacement confers a similar improvement in muscle strength in this patient group. A medline search and examination of reference lists of included studies and relevant review articles identified five studies with utilizable, robust data, inv...