Pubertal development and growth among boys in a sample of local Pakistani population

Acta Endocrinologica

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-174

  Karim, A ^a   Afzal, M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

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EID: 70549093937     PISSN: 18410987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4183/aeb.2009.165     Document Type: Article

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