A study of anthropomorphic and biochemical characteristics in girls with central precocious puberty and thelarche variant

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 213-220

  Su, Pen Hua ^a,b   Wang, Shu Li ^a,c   Chen, Jia Yuh ^b   Chen, Suh Jen ^b   Ke, Jui Chen ^b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Central precocious puberty; IGF I; IGFBP 3; Premature thelarche; Thelarche variant

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AGE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUBERTY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 42449101187     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2008.21.3.213     Document Type: Article

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