The clinical evaluation and treatment of female precocious puberty

Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-50

  Hines, Christina M ^a   Whittier, Faith M ^a   Baker, Benton ^a   Toy, Eugene C ^a  

^a St Joseph's Medical Center Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; LEUPRORELIN; TESTOLACTONE;

BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LABORATORY TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0037230120     PISSN: 1068607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1068-607X(02)00145-2     Document Type: Article

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