Age at Menarche and Prevalence of Oligo/Amenorrhea in Top Polish Athletes

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 511-517

  Skierska, Elzbieta ^a  

^a JÓZEF PI SUDSKI UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN WARSAW   (Poland)

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EID: 0001384336     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1998)10:4<511::aid-ajhb11>3.0.co;2-b     Document Type: Article

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