Adults at 12? Trends in puberty and their public health consequences

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 910-911

  Bellis, M A ^a   Downing, J ^a   Ashton, J R ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EDITORIAL; FAMILY STRESS; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; MENARCHE; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; VIOLENCE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK-TAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750615527     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.049379     Document Type: Editorial

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