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A 14-Year-Old Boy Is Excessively Small for His Age

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A 14-year-old boy is excessively small for his age.He has also failed to develop any secondary sex characteristics.After endocrine evaluation,the physician decides to institute hormone therapy to stimulate growth.Which is the general category of drugs that would be ordered?


A) Androgens
B) Posterior pituitary hormones
C) Adrenal hormones
D) Corticosteroids

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