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Economic evaluation of a weekly administration of a sustained-release injection of recombinant human growth hormone for the treatment of children with growth hormone deficiency
Hye-Young Kang, Duk Hee Kim, Sei-Won Yang, Yoon-Nam Kim, Miseon Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(11):1249-1259.   Published online November 15, 2009
Purpose : From a societal perspective, we evaluated the cost-effectiveness of a novel sustained-release injection of recombinant human growth hormone (GH) administered on a weekly basis compared with that of the present daily GH injection for the treatment of children with GH deficiency. Methods : Health-related utility for GH therapy was measured based on the visual analogue scale. During July...