The transition from adolescence to adult life: Physiology of the 'transition' phase and its evolutionary basis

Hormone Research

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 74-77

  Rosenfeld, Ron G ^a,b,c   Nicodemus, Barbara C ^c  

^a LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Evolution; Growth; Life phases; Physiology; Puberty; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULTHOOD; BODY HEIGHT; BONE MASS; BONE MATURATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE FERTILITY; GROWTH ACCELERATION; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; MENARCHE; MUSCLE MASS; PELVIC GIRDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; TOOTH ERUPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVOLUTION; GROWTH; HUMANS;

EID: 0042413937     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071230     Document Type: Conference Paper

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