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ey0017.13-11 | Endocrinology | ESPEYB17

13.11. Worldwide secular trends in age at pubertal onset assessed by breast development among girls: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Eckert-Lind , AS Busch , JH Petersen , FM Biro , G Butler , EV Brauner , A Juul

To read the full abstract: JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(4):e195881. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.5881• The authors evaluated the change in pubertal onset in healthy girls around the world based on age at thelarche.• Overall, the age at thelarche decreased 0.24 years per decade from 1977 to 2013.• This decrease seems to reflect a worldwide trend....