Age of menarche: The role of some psychosocial factors

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 933-939

  Romans, S E ^a,b   Martin, J M ^a,b   Gendall, K ^a,b   Herbison, G P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MENARCHE; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PERSONALITY; POSTAL MAIL; PREDICTION; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0037770203     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291703007530     Document Type: Article

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