Early puberty in adopted children

Hormone Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 1-9

  Mul, D ^a   Oostdijk, W ^a,b   Drop, S L S ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adopted children; Early puberty; GnRH agonist; Growth hormone; Psychology

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOPTION; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EUROPE; GROWTH; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONSET AGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOPTION; CHILD; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS;

EID: 0036093093     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000057939     Document Type: Review

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