The prevalence and risk factors of premature thelarche and pubarche in 4- to 8-year-old girls

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Atay, Zeynep ^a   Turan, Serap ^a   Guran, Tulay ^a   Furman, Andrzej ^b   Bereket, Abdullah ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adrenarche; Body mass index; Pubarche; Puberty; Thelarche

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL GROWTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; TOOTH ERUPTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84855726704     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02444.x     Document Type: Article

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