Does early growth influence timing of the menopause? Evidence from a British birth cohort

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2474-2479

  Hardy, Rebecca ^a   Kuh, D ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth cohort; Birthweight; Breastfeeding; Childhood growth; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY GROWTH; BODY SIZE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EARLY MENOPAUSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE CYCLE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036713526     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.9.2474     Document Type: Article

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