Urinary free cortisol increases in adolescent Caucasian females during perimenarche

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 215-219

  Legro, Richard S ^a,b   Lin, Hung Mo ^a   Demers, Laurence M ^a   Lloyd, Tom ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MENARCHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

AGING; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENARCHE;

EID: 0037244578     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-020256     Document Type: Article

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