A method to determine the likelihood of transition to puberty in a heterogeneous prepubertal age group

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 25, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 843-846

  Frane, James ^b   Bright, George M ^b   Lee, Peter A ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Mathematical model of transition; Onset of puberty; Puberty

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; GONADOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN ANTAGONIST; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH PROMOTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROID HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; PUBERTY;

EID: 84867788253     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: 21910251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2012-0116     Document Type: Article

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