Secular trend in the sexual maturation of Southern Chinese girls

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1121-1124

  Huen, K F ^a   Leung, S ^b   Lau, J ^c   Cheung, A ^a   Leung, N K ^b   Chiu, M C ^c  

^a YAN CHAI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Secular trend; Sexual maturation; Southern Chinese girls

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0030812248     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb14820.x     Document Type: Article

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