Prevalence of micropenis among boys from different regions of Bulgaria

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 791-795

  Kumanov, Philip ^a   Robeva, Ralitsa ^a   Tomova, Analia ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Hypogonadism; Micropenis; Penile circumference; Penile length

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BULGARIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; MICROPENIS; PENIS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34548293153     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2007.20.7.791     Document Type: Article

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