A continuous decline in menarcheal age in Denmark

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 377-386

  Olesen, Annette Wind ^a,b   Jeune, Bernard ^a   Boldsen, Jesper L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

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EID: 0033931826     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460050044856     Document Type: Article

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