Differences in endocrine parameters and psychopathology in girls with premature adrenarche versus on-time adrenarche

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 439-448

  Dorn, Lorah D ^a   Rose, Susan R ^a   Rotenstein, Deborah ^b   Susman, Elizabeth J ^c   Huang, Bin ^a   Loucks, Tammy L ^d   Berga, Sarah L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Pediatric Alliance   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal androgens; Adrenarche; Anxiety; Behavior problems; Leptin; Puberty; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; LEPTIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENARCHE; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; ONSET AGE; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 46049089096     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2008.21.5.439     Document Type: Article

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