Moral Assessment of Growth Hormone Therapy for Children with Idiopathic Short Stature
The prescription of growth hormone therapy for children who are not growth hormone deficient is one of the controversies in contemporary paediatric endocrinology. Is it morally appropriate to enhance the growth, by means of medical treatment, of a child with idiopathic short stature? The medical, mo...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Medical Ethics. - Society for the Study of Medical Ethics. - 23(1997), 5, Seite 305-309 |
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| Sprache: | English |
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1997
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of Medical Ethics |
| Schlagworte: | Ethics, medical growth-disorders drug therapy endocrinology philosophy, medical growth hormone therapy children with idiopathic short stature Biological sciences Health sciences Philosophy Behavioral sciences |
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