In assessing adolescents using Tanner staging, sexual maturity is rated using _________ distinct stages. (Your answer should appear as a number.)
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
5
Tanner stages of adolescent sexual development describe five distinct stages of sexual
maturity rating. There are separate rating scales for males and females, but both use five
stages.
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