Is obesity associated with early sexual maturation? A comparison of the association in American boys versus girls

Pediatrics

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 903-910

  Wang, Youfa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body mass index; Child; Fatness; Obesity; Overweight; Sexual maturation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL MATURATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PUBERTY; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL MATURATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036843884     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.110.5.903     Document Type: Article

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