@article{ref1,
title="Growth hormone response patterns in sexually or physically abused boys",
journal="Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry",
year="1991",
author="Jensen, J. B. and Pease, J. J. and ten Bensel, R. and Garfinkel, B. D.",
volume="30",
number="5",
pages="784-790",
abstract="The ratio of growth hormone response to clonidine and L-dopa challenge was compared in 74 boys: 15 with purported physical abuse, 7 with purported sexual abuse, 13 normal controls, and 39 psychiatric controls. Sexually abused boys demonstrate a statistically significant elevated ratio of growth hormone response to clonidine versus response to L-dopa. Physically abused boys demonstrate lower clonidine/L-dopa growth hormone response ratios compared with controls. These effects widen with increasing physical development.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-8567",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}