Psychological and behavioural aspects of patients with Turner syndrome from childhood to adulthood: A review of the clinical literature

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-51

  Christopoulos, P ^a,b   Deligeoroglou, E ^a   Laggari, V ^a   Christogiorgos, S ^a   Creatsas, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Behavioural; Development; ERT; HRT; Psychological; Social; Support; Turner syndrome

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TURNER SYNDROME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 39049165588     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01674820701577078     Document Type: Review

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