Secular trend in the sexual maturation of southern Chinese boys

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 620-621

  Wong, G W K ^a   Leung, S S F ^a   Law, W Y ^a   Yeung, V T F ^a   Lau, J T F ^a   Yeung, W K Y ^b  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese boys; Secular trend; Sexual maturation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0029992441     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14101.x     Document Type: Article

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