Accuracy of self-assessed Tanner staging against hormonal assessment of sexual maturation in overweight African-American children

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 609-622

  Raman, Aarthi ^a   Lustig, Robert H ^b   Fitch, Mark ^a   Fleming, Sharon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Luteinizing hormone; Puberty; Tanner self assessment

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIET RESTRICTION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENDER; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PUBERTY; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORTED TANNER STAGING; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 69949121652     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2009.22.7.609     Document Type: Article

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