Progressive deceleration in growth as an early sign of delayed puberty in boys

Hormone Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 126-130

  Du Caju, M V L ^a   Op De Beeck, L ^b   Sys, S U ^b   Hagendorens, M M ^b   Rooman, R P A ^b  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Constitutional delay in growth and puberty; Growth retardation; Height; Height velocity

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BONE MATURATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; FAMILY HISTORY; GROWTH ACCELERATION; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GROWTH; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; PUBERTY; PUBERTY, DELAYED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0034441450     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000053245     Document Type: Article

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