Age at menarche in relation to adult height: The EPIC study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 162, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 623-632

  Onland Moret, N C ^a   Peeters, P H M ^a   Van Gils, C H ^a   Clavel Chapelon, F ^b   Key, T ^c   Tjonneland A ^d   Trichopoulou, A ^e   Kaaks, R ^f   Manjer, J ^g   Panico, S ^h   Palli, D ⁱ   Tehard, B ^b   Stoikidou, M ^e   Bueno De Mesquita, H B ^j   Boeing, H ^k   Overvad, K ^l   Lenner, P ^m   Quiros J R ⁿ   Chirlaque, M D ^o   Miller, A B ^p   Khaw, K T ^q   Riboli, E ^f   more..

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^f INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^g LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

ⁱ CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^k GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^l AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^m UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

ⁿ Public Health and Health Planning Directorate   (Spain)

^o DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Spain)

^p GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^q UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Body height; Europe; Menarche

Indexed keywords

AGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROWTH; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MENARCHE; ONSET AGE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; BODY HEIGHT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 26444496446     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi260     Document Type: Article

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