Height and sexual maturation in girls with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Objective: To evaluate height, sexual maturation, and the difference between final and expected height in girls with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and no glucocorticoid treatment for at least six months, as compared to a group of healthy girls. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 44 girls w...

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Main Authors: Sandra Helena Machado, Ricardo M. Xavier, Priscila S. Lora, Luciana M. Kurtz Gonçalves, Luciane R. Trindade, Paulo José C. Marostica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755718303000