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The Ethics of Elective Growth Hormone Therapy in Children with Idiopathic Short Stature.
In this article, we analyze the ethics of elective growth hormone (GH) therapy in children with idiopathic short stature (ISS). We discuss recent clinical research regarding the efficacy, side-effects, and risks of GH therapy, and argue that GH therapy is ethically unjustifiable for most children with ISS.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Clinical Ethics is written for and by physicians, nurses, attorneys, clergy, ethicists, and others whose decisions directly affect patients. More than 70 percent of the articles are authored or co-authored by physicians. JCE is a double-blinded, peer-reviewed journal indexed in PubMed, Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences, the Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature, and other indexes.