Women's reproductive health: The role of body mass index in early and adult life

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 432-438

  Lake, ^a   Power, C ^a   Cole, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Fertility; Longitudinal studies; Menarche; Menstruation disorders; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBFERTILITY;

EID: 0030913050     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800424     Document Type: Article

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