Height predictions in girls with idiopathic precocious puberty by the Bayley-Pinneau method

Eleven girls with idiopathic precocious puberty had height predictions determined at various ages prior to obtaining mature heights. The Bayley-Pinneau method of height prediction produced both overestimation and underestimation. Height predictions were more accurate at chronologic ages approaching...

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Published inPediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 68; no. 2; p. 251
Main Authors Kirkland, J L, Gibbs, A R, Kirkland, R T, Clayton, G W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.1981
Subjects
Body Height
Child
Female
Humans
Methods
Puberty, Precocious - physiopathology
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:Eleven girls with idiopathic precocious puberty had height predictions determined at various ages prior to obtaining mature heights. The Bayley-Pinneau method of height prediction produced both overestimation and underestimation. Height predictions were more accurate at chronologic ages approaching mature heights.
ISSN:0031-4005
DOI:10.1542/peds.68.2.251