The prevalence of hirsutism in adolescent girls in Yazd, central Iran

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-117

  Noorbala, Mohammad Taghi ^a   Kefaie, P ^a  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acne; Hirsutism; Hypertrichosis; Iran; Irregular menstruation; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 75649125587     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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