The diagnostic value of a brief GnRH analogue stimulation test in girls with central precocious puberty: A single 30-minute post-stimulation LH sample is adequate

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1113-1118

  Houk, Christopher P ^a   Kunselman, Allen R ^b   Lee, Peter A ^b,c  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central precocious puberty; GnRH analogue testing; Luteinizing hormone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADORELIN TEST; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PREPUBERTY; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 58149516312     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2008.21.12.1113     Document Type: Article

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