Secular trends in age at Menarche among Caboclo populations from Pará, Amazonia, Brazil: 1930-1980

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-92

  Silva, H P ^a   Padez, Cristina ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ONSET AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AMERICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAZIL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MENARCHE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 31344445226     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20458     Document Type: Article

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