Final height outcome in both untreated and testosterone-treated boys with constitutional delay of growth and puberty

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 511-517

  Arrigo, Teresa ^a   Cisternino, Mariangela ^b   De Luca, Filippo ^a,f   Saggese, Giuseppe ^c   Messina, Maria Francesca ^a   Pasquino, Anna Maria ^d   De Sanctis, Vincenzo ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayley Pinneau method; Constitutional delay of growth and puberty; Final stature; Height prediction; Pubertal height gain; Target height; Testosterone treatment

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEIGHT; HUMAN;

EID: 0029856170     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.1996.9.5.511     Document Type: Article

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