Bone age and onset of puberty in normal boys
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evaluation of stages and mean age of onset of puberty in boys of yazd
introduction: genetic and health factors along with ethnicity and geographic location are factors that affect the time of puberty onset. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the mean age of onset of puberty and its stages in boys of yazd. methods: this cross- sectional study with random clustering sampling method was conducted on 1018 healthy 9-16 years old male students of yazd. all ca...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0303-7207
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2006.04.008