Diagnosis and constitutional and laboratory features of Korean girls referred for precocious puberty

Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 481-486

  Kim, Doosoo ^a   Cho, Sung Yoon ^a   Maeng, Se Hyun ^a   Yi, Eun Sang ^a   Jung, Yu Jin ^a   Park, Sung Won ^a   Sohn, Young Bae ^b   Jin, Dong Kyu ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Precocious puberty; Premature thelarche; Puberty; Sexual maturation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RELEFACT;

ALBRIGHT SYNDROME; BONE AGE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84872247462     PISSN: 17381061     EISSN: 20927258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2012.55.12.481     Document Type: Review

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