Self-assessment of pubertal Tanner stage by realistic colour images in representative Chinese obese and non-obese children and adolescents

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 163-166

  Sun, Ying ^a   Tao, Fang Biao ^a   Su, Pu Yu ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Overweight; Puberty; Sexual maturation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SELF EVALUATION; VALIDITY;

EID: 84862822908     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02568.x     Document Type: Article

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