Age at menarche: Influences of prenatal and postnatal growth

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-50

  Sloboda, Deborah M ^a,b,c   Hart, Roger ^a   Doherty, Dorota A ^a,b   Pennell, Craig E ^a   Hickey, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Women and Infants Research Foundation   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MENARCHE; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33846059056     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-1378     Document Type: Article

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