Ann Pediatr Endocrinol Metab.  2023 Sep;28(3):155-156. 10.6065/apem.2322096edi07.

Central precocious puberty: is routine brain MRI screening necessary for girls?: Commentary on “Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in central precocious puberty patients: is routine MRI necessary for newly diagnosed patients?”

• Lee HS

• KMID: 2546337
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.6065/apem.2322096edi07

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