Assessment of Sexual Maturity Stages in Girls and Boys

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Author: Marcia Herman-Giddens, PA, DrPH, Carlos Bourdony, MD, FAAP, Steven Dowshen, MD, FAAP, Edward Reiter, MD, FAAP
Affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN 10: 158110443X
ISBN 13: 9781581104431
eISBN: 9781581105735
Edition: 1st
Description:
Age of onset of pubertal characteristics is important for medical, social, and public health reasons. This new manual is a revision from the PROS puberty study on girls in 1995 and the PROS puberty study on boys in 2005. It will assist you in learning how to assign the stages of physical development using the Marshall and Tanner system as well as correct techniques for breast palpation and testicular measurement.
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