Does handedness and altitude affect age at menarche?

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 216-218

  Orbak, Zerrin ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GIRL; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MENARCHE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SCHOOL CHILD; CHILD; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MENARCHE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 25644451265     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmi001     Document Type: Article

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