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Puberty in Particular Situations

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A quarter of girls adopted from 4 to 8 years old.

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  1. Hôpital d’Enfants, 4 rue Paul Gaffarel, 77908, 21079, DIJON Cedex, France

    J. V. de Monléon & L. Goutchkoff

  2. Pediatric Endocrinology Department, AP-HP Hôpital Bicêtre, 94270, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France

    C. Thomas-Teinturier

  3. Unité d’endocrinologie, Hopital des enfants, TSA700.34 31059, Toulouse cedex9, France

    I. Oliver-Petit

  4. Pediatrie Unity, Hôpital Jeanne De Flandre, CHRU, 2, avenue Oscar Lambret, 59037, Lille cedex, France

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de Monléon, J.V., Goutchkoff, L., Cartigny-Maciejewski, M., Thomas-Teinturier, C., Oliver-Petit, I. (2016). Puberty in Particular Situations. In: Bouvattier, C., Pienkowski, C. (eds) Early Puberty. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0543-6_4

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