Advanced pubertal growth spurt in subjects born preterm: The helsinki study of very low birth weight adults

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 525-533

  Wehkalampi, Karoliina ^a,b   Hovi, Petteri ^a,b   Dunkel, Leo ^e,f   Strang Karlsson, Sonja ^a,b   Järvenpää, Anna Liisa ^b   Eriksson, Johan G ^a,c,d   Andersson, Sture ^b   Kajantie, Eero ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH ACCELERATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POPULATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; VELOCITY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MENARCHE; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PUBERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VOICE;

EID: 79951719439     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-1523     Document Type: Article

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