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Article: Systematic review: the effects of growth hormone on athletic performance.(Growth Hormone)(Report)
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- Life Extension
- Article date:
- March 1, 2009
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BACKGROUND: Human growth hormone is reportedly used to enhance athletic performance, although its safety and efficacy for this purpose are poorly understood. PURPOSE: To evaluate evidence about the effects of growth hormone on athletic performance in physically fit, young individuals. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, EMBASE, SPORTDiscus, and Cochrane Collaboration databases were searched for English-language studies published between January 1966 and October 2007. STUDY SELECTION: Randomized, controlled trials that compared growth hormone treatment with no growth hormone treatment in community-dwelling healthy participants between 13 and 45 years of age. DATA EXTRACTION: 2 authors ...