Pubertal development in girls born small for gestational age

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 201-208

  Hernández, Maria Isabel ^a   Mericq, Verónica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Adrenarche; Menarche; Pubarche; Puberty; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METFORMIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENARCHE; DELAYED PUBERTY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONAD FUNCTION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MENARCHE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL GROWTH; PUBERTY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

EID: 42449139556     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2008.21.3.201     Document Type: Review

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