Age at menarche in girls born from 1985 to 1989 in Mazandaran, Islamic Republic of Iran

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-94

  Delavar, Moloo A ^a   Hajian Tilaki, K O ^a  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FATHER; FEMALE; GIRL; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; IRAN; MENARCHE; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MATERNAL AGE; MENARCHE; OCCUPATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEASONS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 44449084340     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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