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<p>The correlation of skeletal maturation with the chronological ages of the onset of f our secondary sexual characteristics (menarche, appearance of pubic hair and axillary hair, and breast development) was studied in a group of 117 Southern Chinese girls aged between 11 years, 9 months and 12 years, 3 months, who were born and brought up in Hong Kong. The skeletal maturation was assessed from left hand and wrist radiographs by the Greulich and Pyle Atlas Method (1959). The early maturers in sexual maturation were significantly more advanced in skeletal maturity with p&lt;0.001.</p>
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The correlation of skeletal maturation with the chronological ages of the onset of f our secondary sexual characteristics (menarche, appearance of pubic hair and axillary hair, and breast development) was studied in a group of 117 Southern Chinese girls aged between 11 years, 9 months and 12 years, 3 months, who were born and brought up in Hong Kong. The skeletal maturation was assessed from left hand and wrist radiographs by the Greulich and Pyle Atlas Method (1959). The early maturers in sexual maturation were significantly more advanced in skeletal maturity with p<0.001.

Correlation of Sexual Maturation with Skeletal Age of Southern Chinese Girls

Lecturer in Orthodontics, Department of Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

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The correlation of skeletal maturation with the chronological ages of the onset of f our secondary sexual characteristics (menarche, appearance of pubic hair...

Correlation of Sexual Maturation with Skeletal Age of Southern Chinese Girls

Published Online: Jan 16, 2024

Page range: 215 - 217

Received: Sep 01, 1995

Accepted: Jul 01, 1996

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1997-0001

Keywords
Sexual characteristics, Skeletal age

© 1997 Lisa L.Y. So, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Correlation of Sexual Maturation with Skeletal Age of Southern Chinese Girls

Published Online: Jan 16, 2024

Page range: 215 - 217

Received: Sep 01, 1995

Accepted: Jul 01, 1996

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1997-0001

KeywordsSexual characteristics, Skeletal age

© 1997 Lisa L.Y. So, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Sexual characteristics, Skeletal age