Secular trends in menarche

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 725-726

  Biro, Frank M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; GROWTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENARCHE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RACE DIFFERENCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28844435931     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.08.065     Document Type: Editorial

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