Sonographic measurement of uterus and ovaries in premenarcheal healthy girls between 6 and 13 years old: Correlation with age and pubertal status

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 64-73

  Razzaghy Azar, Maryam ^a   Ghasemi, Fariba ^a   Hallaji, Farideh ^a   Ghasemi, Abbas ^b   Ghasemi, Mehdi ^b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Girls; Ovaries; Puberty; Ultrasound; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MORPHOMETRICS; OVARY; PUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUE; UTERUS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARY; PUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUES; UTERUS;

EID: 78650991603     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20723     Document Type: Article

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