Earlier onset of pubertal maturation in Thai girls

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 85, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2002, Pages

  Mahachoklertwattana, Pat ^a   Suthutvoravut, Umaporn ^a   Charoenkiatkul, Somsri ^a   Chongviriyaphan, Nalinee ^a   Rojroongwasinkul, Nipa ^a   Thakkinstian, Ammarin ^b   Rajatanavin, Rajata ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adrenarche; Menarche; Pubarche; Pubertal Maturation; Thelarche

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL MATURATION; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; THAILAND;

EID: 0036880983     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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