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Causes and psychological impact of gynecomastia in boys and adolescents
Affiliations- Department of Endocrinology, Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Paediatric Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University — Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Keywords
prepubertal gynecomastia; adolescent gynecomastia; pathologic gynecomastia; psychological influence of gynecomastia
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Causes and psychological impact of gynecomastia in boys and adolescents
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Brief communication
Pages
670-671
Published online
2021-07-28
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DOI
10.5603/EP.a2021.0070
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Endokrynol Pol 2021;72(6):670-671.
Keywords
prepubertal gynecomastia
adolescent gynecomastia
pathologic gynecomastia
psychological influence of gynecomastia
Authors
Zdravka P. Todorova
Elissaveta M. Stefanova
Ivilin P. Todorov
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