Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 383-388 , October 2009

Determination of Relative Timing of Pubertal Maturation through Ordinal Logistic Modeling: Evaluation of Growth and Timing Parameters

  • Bin Huang, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Bin Huang, Ph.D., Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MLC 5041, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229.
    • ,
  • Frank M. Biro, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • ,
  • Lorah D. Dorn, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Received 30 October 2008 ,Accepted 25 February 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00116-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.02.013

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 383-388 , October 2009

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