Patterns of inheritance of constitutional delay of growth and puberty in families of adolescent girls and boys referred to specialist pediatric care

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 723-728

  Wehkalampi, Karoliina ^a   Widén, Elisabeth ^b   Laine, Tiina ^a   Palotie, Aarno ^b,c   Dunkel, Leo ^d  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTITUTIONAL DELAY OF GROWTH & PUBERTY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 40849145458     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-1786     Document Type: Article

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