Recent decline in age at menarche: The fels longitudinal study

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 453-457

  Demerath, Ellen W ^a,b   Towne, Bradford ^a   Chumlea, W Cameron ^a   Sun, Shumei S ^a   Czerwinski, Stefan A ^a   Remsberg, Karen E ^a   Siervogel, Roger M ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lifespan Health Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENARCHE; POPULATION BIOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENARCHE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3442891262     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20039     Document Type: Article

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