Usefulness of pelvic ultrasonography for the diagnosis of central precocious puberty in girls |
Yu, Jung
(Department of Pediatrics, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
Shin, Ha Young (Department of Pediatrics, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) Lee, Sun Hee (Department of Pediatrics, Gil Medical Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Gacheon University of Medicine and Science) Kim, You Sung (Department of Radiology, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) Kim, Jae Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) |
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