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Delayed puberty in girls with cystic fibrosis despite good clinical status.
Pediatrics - 1 Jan 1997
Johannesson M, Gottlieb C, Hjelte L
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that puberty is delayed among patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Malnutrition has been considered the main etiologic factor. Today with improved medical therapy and nutritional support, most CF patients obtain an almost normal nutritional status. OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether pubertal development among female CF patients at the Stockholm CF Center was normal and, if...
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