Age at menarche of schoolgirls in Maputo, Mozambique

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 487-495

  Padez, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; GENDER ISSUE; WOMENS HEALTH; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENARCHE; MOZAMBIQUE; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MOZAMBIQUE; PARENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

MOZAMBIQUE;

EID: 0038044820     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0301446031000111401     Document Type: Article

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