thelarche
Americannoun
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Dr Alexander Busch, the co-author of the research, from Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, said the work was the first to draw together and analyse studies focusing on thelarche.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2020
Instead the team focused on thelarche, with Busch noting the clinicians had seen a rise in the number of children under eight showing development of glandular breast tissue.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2020
Ordinarily, premature thelarche, as doctors call the condition, is a rare disorder, occurring in less than one out of 1,000 children.
From Time Magazine Archive
High consumption of such chemicals has been known to cause premature thelarche, and, say the doctors, when patients are withdrawn from the suspect foods, nearly all recover within six to eight months.
From Time Magazine Archive
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