Early Markers of Pubertal Onset: Height and Foot Size

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 500-501

  Ford, Kanti R ^a   Khoury, Jane C ^a   Biro, Frank M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Growth velocity; Pubertal onset; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOT; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 64549125575     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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