Health and psychosocial status of patients with Turner syndrome after transition to adulthood: The Belgian experience
peer reviewed ; BACKGROUND: Most girls with Turner syndrome (TS) are intensively followed by paediatricians, but are lost to follow-up when they reach adulthood. To gain insight into the adult medical and psychosocial situation, we performed a survey in young adult TS patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A questionnaire concerning current health status, education, occupation and living situation was sent to 160 young adult TS women, all treated during childhood with GH and oestrogen if needed. RESULTS: We received 102 completed questionnaires. Mean +/- SD age at reception of the questionnaire was 2... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journal article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2004 |
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Karger
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Schlagwörter: | Turner syndrome / Human / Health status / Human health sciences / Endocrinology / metabolism & nutrition / Sciences de la santé humaine / Endocrinologie / métabolisme & nutrition |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26927062 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/260737 |