title: Self-assessment of physical sexual maturation in boys and girls with delayed puberty.
abstract: We studied 49 boys and girls with delayed physical sexual maturation during treatment with sex steroids. We found significant agreements, but also some disagreements between physicians' and subjects' Tanner sexual maturity ratings. We found neither effects of treatment with sex steroids nor gender differences, comparing ratings between physicians and patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Finkelstein
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: D'Arcangelo
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Susman
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Chinchilli
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kunselman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwab
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Demers
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Liben
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Kulin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000728:Androgens / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015588:Observer Variation; D011628:Puberty, Delayed / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D012741:Sexual Maturation
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens