Penile length of newborns in Singapore

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-62

  Lian, Wee Bin ^b   Lee, Wei Rhen ^a   Ho, Lai Yun ^c  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Asian; Hypopituitarism; Micropenis; Newborn; Norms; Penile length

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROPENIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN PERIOD; RACE DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0343262662     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2000.13.1.55     Document Type: Article

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