Self-assessment of sexual maturity by mid-adolescents based on a global question

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 10-17

  Berg Kelly, K ^a,b   Erdes, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

puberty; self assessment; sexual maturity rating

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUAL MATURITY;

EID: 0031030897     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08822.x     Document Type: Article

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