Diversity of pubertal testosterone changes in boys with constitutional delay in growth and/or adolescence

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 395-400

  Kulin, Howard E ^a   Finkelstein, Jordan W ^a   D'Arcangelo, M Rose ^a   Susman, Elizabeth J ^a   Chinchilli, Vernon ^a,b   Kunselman, Susan ^a,b   Schwab, Jacqueline ^a   Demers, Laurence ^a   Lookingbill, Georgia ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PUBERTY;

EID: 0030826147     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.1997.10.4.395     Document Type: Article

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