The timing of secondary sex characters and their relationship to the pubertal maximum of linear growth in girls.
The timing and interrelationships between stages of secondary sex characters and the pubertal maximum of growth were studied in a prospective longitudinal study of 90 Swedish girls, followed from birth to adulthood. The results show that there is a close correlation between some of the stages of secondary sex characters and the pubertal maximum of growth in girls.
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Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Malmö, Sweden.
Karlberg
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Taranger
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D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000503:physiopathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001365:Axilla; D001827:Body Height; D001940:Breast / Q000254:growth & development; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006119:Groin; D006128:Growth / Q000502:physiology*; D006197:Hair / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008572:Menarche / Q000502:physiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011627:Puberty / Q000502:physiology*; D012727:Sex Characteristics