Has the Frequency of Precocious Puberty and Rapidly Progressive Early Puberty Increased in Girls During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

• Main Authors: Kübra Yüksek Acinikli (Author), İbrahim Mert Erbaş (Author), Özge Besci (Author), Korcan Demir (Author), Ayhan Abacı (Author), Ece Böber (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayincilik, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: Early puberty is development of secondary sex characteristics earlier than the expected normal age range. We subjectively observed an increased frequency of early puberty during the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) lockdown and aimed to show the clinical, demographic characteristics...