Precocious Puberty
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-35280-8_2017
In a girl, it is defined as the development of secondary sexual characteristics (breast tissue, pubic and axillary hair, external genitalia, and menses) before 8 years of age.
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