Opposing influences of prenatal and postnatal growth on the timing of menarche

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4369-4373

  Tam, Charmaine S ^a   De Zegher, Francis ^b   Garnett, Sarah P ^a   Baur, Louise A ^c   Cowell, Christopher T ^a,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; INSULIN; LEPTIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SOMATOMEDIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MENARCHE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 33751524091     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-0953     Document Type: Article

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