Constitutional advancement of growth, a.k.a. early growth acceleration, predicts early puberty and childhood obesity

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 4535-4541

  Papadimitriou, Anastasios ^a   Nicolaidou, Polyxeni ^a   Fretzayas, Andreas ^a   Chrousos, George P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF GROWTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GROWTH ACCELERATION; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; ACCELERATION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS;

ACCELERATION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS;

EID: 77957761787     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0895     Document Type: Review

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