Impact of weight status on the onset and parameters of puberty: Analysis of three representative cohorts from central Europe

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 865-877

  Heger, Sabine ^a,b   Kömer, Antje ^a   Meigen, Christof ^a   Gausche, Ruth ^a   Keller, Alexandra ^a   Keller, Eberhard ^a   Kiess, Wieland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Children Hospital Bult   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Menarche; Peak height velocity; Pubic hair stage; Secular trend

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MATURATION; OBESITY; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 53849143941     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2008.21.9.865     Document Type: Article

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