Growth hormone in growth hormone deficiency

doi:10.1136/bmj.325.7365.611

Correction for Saenger, BMJ 325 (7355) 58-59.
BMJ 2002;325:611 ( 21 September )

Correction

Growth hormone in growth hormone deficiency

In this editorial by Paul Saenger (13 July, pp 58-9), we inadvertently mixed up some references and failed to print the author'scompeting interests. In the reference list, references 7, 8, 9,and 10 should be numbered 8, 9, 10, and 11 respectively; reference11 should not be there at all; and the new reference 7 shouldread:

Schoenau E et al on behalf of the Germany Lilly Growth Response Study Group. A new and accurate prediction model for growthresponse to growth hormone treatment in children with GH deficiency.Eur J Endocrinol 2001;144:13-20.

The sentence "The mean duration of treatment was 6.2 years $---$ the duration of treatment was thus twice as long as the Frenchstudy and the dose of treatment was also twice as much, that is,0.3 mg/kg/week (0.9 IU/kg/week compared to 0.14 mg/kg/week),"towards the end of the penultimate paragraph, should be supportedby reference 8. Other references numbers in the text remain thesame.