Early puberty in girls: The case of premature adrenarche

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 177-183

  Dorn, Lorah D ^a   Rotenstein, Deborah ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MERCY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENARCHE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MATURITY; PILOT STUDY; PUBERTY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANDROGENS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 10044256606     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2004.08.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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