Pubertal maturation of contemporary greek boys: No evidence of a secular trend

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 434-436

  Papadimitriou, Anastasios ^a   Douros, Konstantinos ^a   Kleanthous, Kleanthis ^a   Papadimitriou, Dimitris T ^a   Attilakos, Achilleas ^a   Fretzayas, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Boys; Genitalia; Gonadarche; Onset of puberty; Pubarche; Secular trend

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENITAL SYSTEM; GREECE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCROTUM; TESTIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GENITALIA, MALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PUBERTY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 80052961058     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.12.022     Document Type: Article

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