Pubertal development timing in urban Chinese boys

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 34, Issue 5 PART 2, 2011, Pages

  Ma, H M ^a   Chen, S K ^b   Chen, R M ^c   Zhu, C ^d   Xiong, F ^e   Li, T ^f   Wang, W ^g   Liu, G L ^h   Luo, X P ⁱ   Liu, L ^j   Du, M L ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH HOSPITAL OF GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION   (China)

^c Department of Endocrinology   (China)

^d CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^h TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

ⁱ HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^j Guangzhou Children's Hospital   (China)

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Author keywords

Age of onset; Pubarche; Puberty; Spermarche; Testis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; PUBIC HAIR DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS SIZE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; HUMANS; MALE; PUBERTY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS;

EID: 80053384209     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01173.x     Document Type: Article

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