Open AccessPuberty Onset among Boys in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Ibrahim Al Alwan,
Naila Felimban,
Yasmin Altwaijri,
Hani Tamim,
Angham Al Mutair,
Mohamed Shoukh,
Waleed Tamimi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
clinical medicine insights pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-5565
DOI - 10.4137/cmped.s4610
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , sociology
The ages of onset of pubertal characteristics are influenced by genetic, geographic, dietary and socioeconomic factors; however, due to lack of country-specific norms, clinicians in Saudi Arabia use Western estimates as standards of reference for local children.
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