Anthropometric, penile and testis measures in post-pubertal Italian males

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 287-292

  Foresta, C ^a   Garolla, A ^a   Frigo, A C ^b   Carraro, U ^a   Isidori, A M ^c   Lenzi, A ^c   Ferlin, Alberto ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Medicine   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body mass index; Body proportions; Penile length; Testis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM LENGTH; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROWN TO PUBIS LENGTH; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PENIS; PENIS CIRCUMFERENCE; PUBIS TO FLOOR LENGTH; TESTIS SIZE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; ITALY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PENIS; RISK FACTORS; TESTIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879006865     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/8514     Document Type: Article

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