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The Effects of Growth Hormone Therapy in HIV-infection

Donald P. Kotler1
  • 1 Columbia University, United States

Abstract

The results of these studies suggested that the growth hormone might play a role in the management of visceral fat accumulation associated with HIV. Analysis of the treatment effect sizes in the published studies show that the effects of various doses of rhGH on trunk fat fit a dose-response characteristic.

American Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 2 No. 3, 2006, 153-158

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2006.153.158

Submitted On: 13 July 2006 Published On: 30 September 2006

How to Cite: Kotler, D. P. (2006). The Effects of Growth Hormone Therapy in HIV-infection. American Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2(3), 153-158. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2006.153.158

Open AccessCopyright: © 2006 Donald P. Kotler. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • HIV
  • malnutrition
  • HIV lipodystrophy
  • visceral fat
  • body composition
  • growth hormone