Prepubertal and pubertal growth, timing and duration of puberty and attained adult height in patients with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) detected by the neonatal screening programme for CH - A longitudinal study

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 649-654

  Dickerman, Zvi ^a   De Vries, Liat ^b  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0031472320     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.3181148.x     Document Type: Article

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