Isolated premature thelarche and thelarche variant: Clinical and auxological follow-up of 119 girls

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 180-183

  Volta, C ^a   Bernasconi, S ^b   Cisternino, M ^c   Buzi, F ^d   Ferzetti, A ^a   Street, M E ^b   Da Milano, A M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone age; Height velocity; Precocious puberty; Premature thelarche; Thelarche variant

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; RISK;

EID: 0031900276     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347298     Document Type: Article

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