A striking and frequent cause of premature thelarche in children: Foeniculum vulgare

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2109-2111

  Türkyilmaz, Zafer ^a   Karabulut, Ramazan ^a   Sönmez, Kaan ^a   Can Başaklar, Abdullah ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Herbal medicine; Premature thelarche

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FENNEL; GAS ANALYSIS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAIN; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANISOLES; BEVERAGES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FOENICULUM; HUMANS; INFANT; MENSTRUATION; PHYTOESTROGENS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS;

EID: 55649111570     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.07.027     Document Type: Article

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