Trends in standard workup performed by pediatric subspecialists for the diagnosis of adolescent polycystic ovary syndrome

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 43-46

  Powers, Sarah E ^a   Uliassi, Nicole W ^a   Sullivan, Shannon D ^b   Tuchman, Lisa K ^c   Mehra, Rinku ^c   Gomez Lobo, Veronica ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent medicine; Adolescents; Diagnosis; Endocrinology; Gynecology; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Specialization; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; METFORMIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINOLOGIST; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIST; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICINE; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPLICATION; GYNECOLOGY; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PROCEDURES; SECRETION (PROCESS); TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT MEDICINE; ANDROGENS; CHILD; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; METFORMIN; PEDIATRICS; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920640712     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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