Pharmacodynamics of aqueous leuprolide acetate stimulation testing in girls: Correlation between clinical diagnosis and time of peak luteinizing hormone level

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Chi, Carolyn H ^a   Durham, Eileen ^b   Neely, E Kirk ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84866743203     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.06.015     Document Type: Article

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