Precocious Puberty
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From the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, INSERM Unité 690, and Centre de Référence des Maladies Endocriniennes de la Croissance, Robert Debré Hospital and University of Paris 7 — Denis Diderot, Paris (J.-C.C., J.L.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Carel at Endocrinologie Diabétologie Pédiatrique and INSERM U690, Hôpital Robert Debré, 48, Blvd. Sérurier, 75935 Paris CEDEX 19, France, or at jean-claude. [email protected].
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