作者: Nina Lass , Thomas Reinehr
DOI: 10.1159/000437305
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摘要: Background: Treatment outcome depends largely on treatment adherence (TA). However, studies analyzing TA in chronic endocrine diseases are scarce and controversial childhood. Patients Methods: We studied 103 children treated subcutaneously with growth hormone (GH) 97 orally thyroxin. was calculated based the prescription refill rates. The number of GH injections recorded by an autoinjector device 23 GH. Results: correlation between rates very good (p 3 doses/week). Discussion: Puberty self-administration drugs were negative predictors TA. Therefore, puberty, prevention efforts should be undertaken to improve TA, especially when adolescents administer their themselves.