Ethnic differences in the duration and amount of menstrual bleeding during the postmenarcheal period

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 144, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 980-988

  Harlow, Siobán D ^a   Campbell, Ben ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

body weight; eating behavior; ethnic groups; exertion; menarche; menstruation; menstruation disorders; stress, psychological

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; DIET; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029826596     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008868     Document Type: Article

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