The relationship between body composition and onset of menarche

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 673-677

  Sherar, L B ^a   Baxter Jones, A D G ^a   Mirwald, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Longitudinal; Menarche

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAT RESERVE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WOMENS HEALTH; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENARCHE; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENARCHE;

EID: 40949143298     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460701660502     Document Type: Article

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