Screening girls with Turner syndrome: The National Cooperative Growth Study Experience

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作者
Parker, KL
Wyatt, DT
Blethen, SL
Baptista, J
Price, L
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[1] Univ Alabama, Dept Pediat, Birmingham, AL USA
[2] Med Coll Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226 USA
[3] Genentech Inc, Med Affairs, San Francisco, CA 94080 USA
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10.1016/S0022-3476(03)00241-5
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
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The National Cooperative Growth Study (NCGS) database was examined to determine whether the availability of expert guidelines affected the clinical management of 955 patients with Turner syndrome (TS). Although cardiac and renal evaluations increased in frequency after guideline publication, hearing screenings declined. Although girls with TS show significant cardiac, renal, and hearing problems, screening for these disorders remains inadequate.
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