Relationship of body composition measures and menstrual cycle length

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-116

  Symons, J P ^a,b   Sowers, M F R ^a   Harlow, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031092062     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469700004852     Document Type: Article

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