The child with micropenis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 455-460

  Menon, P S N ^a   Khatwa, Umakanth A ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hypogonadism; Hypopituitarism; Micropenis; Testosterone therapy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN; TESTOSTERONE;

CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MICROPENIS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033913590     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02859468     Document Type: Conference Paper

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