Psychosocial Aspects in Girls with Idiopathic Precocious Puberty
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Psychosocial Aspects in Girls with Idiopathic Precocious Puberty
OBJECTIVE Precocious puberty leads to discrepancies between physical and chronological age. The aim of the present study was to evaluate behavioral patterns and social competences in 34 girls with idiopathic precocious puberty. METHODS Height, body weight, and BMI were determined, and pubertal development was assessed. The Korean-child behavior checklist (K-CBCL) was completed by parents. R...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatry Investigation
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1738-3684,1976-3026
DOI: 10.4306/pi.2012.9.1.25