Premature birth and age at onset of puberty

Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 415-422

  Hui, Lai Ling ^a   Leung, Gabriel M ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^a   Schooling, C Mary ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MENARCHE; ONSET AGE; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 84859631275     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31824d5fd0     Document Type: Article

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