Genetic correlation between the ages of menarche and menopause

Human Nature

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-63

  Peccei, Jocelyn Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic correlations; Life history; Menarche; Menopause

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034362228     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-000-1002-6     Document Type: Article

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