Birth length and weight in congenital adrenal hyperplasia according to the different phenotypes

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 380-383

  Balsamo, Antonio ^b   Wasniewska, Malgorzata ^a   Di Pasquale, Giuseppe ^a   Salzano, Giuseppina ^a   Baronio, Federico ^b   Bombaci, Sara ^a   De Luca, Filippo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birth length; Birth weight; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH LENGTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALT LOSING NEPHRITIS; VIRILIZATION;

EID: 33646466295     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-005-0075-y     Document Type: Article

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