Secular trend in age at menarche for South Korean women born between 1920 and 1986: The Ansan Study

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 434-442

  Hwang, Ji Yun ^a   Shin, Chol ^b   Frongillo, Edward A ^c   Shin, Kyung Rim ^d   Jo, Inho ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^b Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^d Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; SECULAR VARIATION; WOMENS STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 0037707012     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0301446031000111393     Document Type: Article

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