Age at menarche in childhood cancer survivors: Results of a nationwide survey in Germany

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 108-114

  Wessel, Theda ^a   Balcerek, Magdalena ^b   Reinmuth, Simone ^b   Hohmann, Cynthia ^a   Keil, Thomas ^a   Henze, Guenter ^b   Borgmann Staudt, Anja ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b University Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Menarche; Pediatric oncology; Puberty; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

AGE FACTORS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENARCHE; NEOPLASMS; PELVIS; PITUITARY GLAND; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84859906331     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000336688     Document Type: Article

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