Puberty is a period of physical and psychological maturation, with long-term effects on
health. During the 20th century, a secular trend towards earlier puberty occurred in …

Abstract Introduction Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) are a wide range of congenital
conditions characterized by an incongruence of components involved in sexual …

This article addresses pragmatic issues regarding the assessment of puberty in research on
adolescent health and development. Because pubertal processes have a major effect on …

Human Growth and Development, Third Edition provides a comprehensive volume covering
the biology of human growth and the genetic, endocrine, environmental, nutritional, and …

Thoroughly revised and updated, the fifth edition of this prize-winning title retains the high
level of illustration and accessibility that has made it so popular worldwide with medical …

Purpose: We studied risk factors for cryptorchidism and hypospadias. Materials and
Methods: We performed a register based, case control study of 6,177 boys with …

There is growing interest in the association between anthropometric measurements and
dental caries in childhood over time (life-course studies). The aim of this review was to …

Background Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a potentially life-threatening acute complication
of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Although the frequency of DKA as first manifestation of …

Abstract Background Children with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) show endocrine
complications and metabolic alterations. The physiopathology of these conditions is not …

Metabolic bone disease is recognized with increasing frequency in very-low-birth-weight
infants. Radiological changes characteristic of rickets have been found in 55% of infants with …