TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Precocious Puberty in Boys A1 - Hay, Jr, William W. A1 - Levin, Myron J. A1 - Deterding, Robin R. A1 - Abzug, Mark J. PY - 2017 T2 - Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics AB - Puberty is considered precocious in boys if secondary sexual characteristics appear before age 9 yearsWhile the frequency of central precocious puberty is much lower in boys than girls, boys are more likely to have an associated CNS abnormalityIn addition, several types of gonadotropin-independent (peripheral) precocious puberty occur in boys SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/23 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145458104 ER -