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Could long-term administration of melatonin to prepubertal children affect timing of puberty? A clinician’s perspective
Exogenous melatonin can be used to treat sleep disturbance in adults, children, and adolescents. While its short-term use is considered safe, there are some concerns that long-term use might delay children’s sexual maturation, possibly by disrupting the decline in nocturnal melatonin levels that occ...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6362935/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30774488 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S181365 |