Pubarche as Well as Thelarche May Be a Marker for the Onset of Puberty

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 323-328

  Biro, Frank M ^a,b   Huang, Bin ^a,b   Daniels, Stephen R ^b,c   Lucky, Anne W ^a,d  

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

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast development; Female puberty; Pubarche; Pubertal onset; Pubic hair development in girls; Thelarche

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HAIR; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; PUBIC HAIR; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PUBERTY;

EID: 57049139354     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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