New aspects in the diagnosis and treatment of pubertal disorders

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 505-529

  Styne, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELAYED PUBERTY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PUBERTY; PUBERTY DISORDERS; REVIEW;

EID: 0030907986     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-3955(05)70488-0     Document Type: Article

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