title: Self-image in adolescents with delayed puberty and growth retardation.
abstract: Fifty-six adolescents with varying combinations of pubertal delay and growth retardation were given the Offer Self-Image Questionnaire. Delay in sexual maturation by itself had no significant deleterious effect on self-image; however, growth retardation did. These results have important implications in determining indications for the endocrinological treatment of pubertal disorders.
authors: Institute of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva.
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authors: Galatzer
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authors: Beth-Halachmi
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