Secular trend in age at menarche in China: A case study of two rural counties in Anhui Province

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 257-267

  Graham, Maureen J ^a   Larsen, Ulla ^a   Xu, Xiping ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENARCHE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; RURAL POPULATION;

AGE FACTORS--WOMEN; ASIA; CHINA; CORRELATION STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EASTERN ASIA; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; RURAL POPULATION--WOMEN; STATISTICAL STUDIES; STUDIES; WOMEN;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0032929765     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932099002576     Document Type: Article

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