Myths and variations in normal pubertal development
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Normal Pubertal Physiology in Females
J.E. Dietrich (ed.), Female Puberty: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-0912-4_2, © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 Abstract The development of a female child into an adult woman is a complex process. Puberty, and the hormones that fuel the physical and psychological changes which are its hallmarks, is generally viewed as a rough and often unpredictable s...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Western Journal of Medicine
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0093-0415
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.172.3.182