Body mass index and age at menarche in an adolescent clinic population

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 501-507

  Lin Su, Karen ^a   Vogiatzi, Maria G ^a   New, Maria I ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENARCHE; OBESITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0036719066     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992280204100707     Document Type: Article

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