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Neurological manifestations following clonidine test for growth hormone reserve in children: case report and review of the literature

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  1. Pharmacy Department, Severo Ochoa Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    Cristina Capilla Montes, Macarena Bonilla Porras & Maria Ramallal Jimenez-del Llano

  2. Pharmacy Department, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    Eva Delgado Silveira

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Montes, C.C., Porras, M.B., Silveira, E.D. et al. Neurological manifestations following clonidine test for growth hormone reserve in children: case report and review of the literature. Drugs Ther. Perspect 22, 20–21 (2006). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-200622070-00007

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