Parameters of pubertal growth spurt in children and adolescents living at high altitude in Peru

Parameters of pubertal growth spurt in children and adolescents living at high altitude in Peru

Objectives: The aim was to estimate the pubertal growth height of children and adolescents living in a high-altitude region of Peru using the Preece-Baines model 1 (1 PB). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in schoolchildren from the department of Puno (Peru) between 3841 and 3874 masl....

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Main Authors: Lucila Sanchez-Macedo, Rubén Vidal-Espinoza, Juan Minango-Negrete, Enio Vaz Ronque, Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos, José Fuentes-López, Eliseny Vargas-Ramos, Margot Rivera-Portugal, Marco Cossio-Bolaños, Rossana Gomez-Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Subjects:
Age and peak height velocity
Final height
Children
High altitude
Preece-baines function
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002175572300133X

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