H. Michels
Boston Children's Hospital
16 Papers
226 Citations
H. Michels is an academic researcher from Boston Children's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rheumatology & Disease. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 16 publications.
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Papers
Growth Hormone Increases Final Height in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Data from a Randomized Controlled Study
Susanne Bechtold,P. Ripperger,Robert Dalla Pozza,W. Bonfig,Renate Häfner,H. Michels,Hans Peter Schwarz +6 more
TL;DR: The data suggest that long-term GH therapy has a beneficial effect on growth and final height in the majority of growth retarded children with severe forms of JIA.
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Evidence-based use of methotrexate in children with rheumatic diseases: a consensus statement of the Working Groups Pediatric Rheumatology Germany (AGKJR) and Pediatric Rheumatology Austria.
TL;DR: Evidence is based on consensus expert meetings, a MEDLINE search with the key words “Methotrexate” and “juvenile arthritis”, standard textbooks and review articles, experience with MTX in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and recommendations of the German Society of Rheumatology (DGRh).
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Dynamics of body composition and bone in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis treated with growth hormone.
Susanne Bechtold,P. Ripperger,Robert Dalla Pozza,Johannes Roth,Renate Häfner,H. Michels,Hans Peter Schwarz +6 more
TL;DR: During GH treatment, there was a significant increase and normalization of total bone and muscle CSA at final height and fat mass stabilized at the lower limit of healthy children.
Five year follow-up of a prospective cohort of juvenile chronic arthritis with recent onset.
TL;DR: Risk factors for morphologically and functionally unfavourable course are seen in a still active disease after 5 years, a polyarticular joint involvement and a positive rheumatoid factor.
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Strukturqualität von kinder- und jugendrheumatologischen Akutkliniken und -abteilungen
H. Michels,Gerd Ganser,G. Dannecker,J. Forster,R. Häfner,Gerd Horneff,R. M. Küster,H.-J. Lakomek,H. Lehmann,K. Minden,B. Rogalski,M. Schöntube +11 more
TL;DR: Eine hinreichende Routine auch kostengerecht hergestellt and aufrechterhalten werden, sollten in einer FKJR mit stationärem Schwerpunkt mindestens 300 Patienten mit pädiatrisch-rheumatischen Erkrankungen pro Jahr stationär behandelt werding.
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