Childhood growth and age at menarche

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 814-817

  Cooper, Cyrus ^a   Kuh, Diana ^b   Egger, Peter ^a   Wadsworth, Michael ^b   Barker, David ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; MENARCHE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; GROWTH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029742944     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09879.x     Document Type: Article

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