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Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 06/30/09
Dunger DB et al. - Effects of obesity on early puberty in boys are more contentious, necessitating development of robust biomarkers. The possibility of the obesity epidemic lowering the age of puberty onset fuels concerns over the growing mismatch in age of sexual and social maturity.
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