Precocious puberty at an endocrine centre in Jordan

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 599-604

  Taher, B M ^a   Ajlouni, H K ^a   Hamamy, H A ^a   Shegem, N S ^a   Madanat, A Y ^b   Ajlouni, Kamel M ^a  

^a National Center for Diabetes Endocrinology and Genetics Jordan   (Jordan)

^b Al Bashir Hospital   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Hypothyroidism; Idiopathic; Jordan; Precocious puberty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ENLARGED GENITALIA; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HAIR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL CENTER FOR DIABETES ENDOCRINOLOGY AND GENETICS; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC HAIR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JORDAN; MALE; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS;

EID: 4944230780     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2004.01399.x     Document Type: Article

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