Trends in pubertal development in Europe

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 287-291

  De Muinck Keizer Schrama, S M P F ^a   Mul, D ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Menarche; Onset of puberty; Phyto oestrogens; Secular trend

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; MATURATION; MENARCHE; NUTRIENT; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; EUROPE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; PUBERTY;

EID: 0035003904     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/7.3.287     Document Type: Article

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