Trends in age at diagnosis of Turner syndrome

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-268

  Massa, G ^a,h   Verlinde, F ^a   De Schepper, J ^b   Thomas, M ^a   Bourguignon, J P ^c   Craen, M ^d   De Zegher, F ^e   Francois I ^e   Du Caju, M ^f   Maes, M ^g   Heinrichs, C ^h  

^a Belg Stud Grp Paediatr E   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^h UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE 45,X; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; TURNER SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KARYOTYPING; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 20044378483     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.049817     Document Type: Article

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