Final height in patients with constitutional delay of growth and development from tall statured families

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-169

  Butenandt, Otfrid ^a,b   Bechtold, Susanne ^a   Meidert, Annette ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Delayed puberty; Final height; Tall stature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TALL STATURE;

EID: 14544274701     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2005.18.2.165     Document Type: Article

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