Age at menarche and urbanization in cameroon: Current status and secular trends

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-97

  Pasquet, Patrick ^a   Biyong, A Manguelle Dicoum ^b   Rikong Adie, H ^b   Befidi Mengue, R ^b   Garba, M T ^b   Froment, A ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Food and Nutrition Research Centre   (Cameroon)

^c Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Cameroon   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; FERTILITY; URBANIZATION;

CAMEROON;

EID: 0032917728     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030144699283001     Document Type: Article

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