Assessment of pubertal development in Egyptian girls

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 577-584

  Hosny, Laila A ^a   El Ruby, Mona O ^a   Zaki, Moushira E ^a   Aglan, Mona S ^a   Zaki, Maha S ^a   El Gammal, Mona A ^a   Mazen, Inas M ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egyptian girls; Growth; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; DELAYED PUBERTY; EGYPT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH; HAIR GROWTH; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MENARCHE; NUTRITION; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PUBERTY; RACE; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 21444458771     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2005.18.6.577     Document Type: Article

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