Estradiol in pediatric endocrinology

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 978-980

  Ankarberg Lindgren, Carina ^a   Norjavaara, Ensio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 72949100524     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPA65OUUFASOAN     Document Type: Letter

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