Age at menarche in Coimbra (Portugal) school girls: A note on the secular changes

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 622-632

  Padez, Cristina ^a   Rocha, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; NUTRITION; SECULAR VARIATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PARENTS; PORTUGAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 0141459008     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460310001592650     Document Type: Article

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