Predictors of age at menarche in the Newcastle thousand families study

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 563-575

  Blell, Mwenza ^a   Pollard, Tessa M ^a   Pearce, Mark S ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MENARCHE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44649096359     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932007002696     Document Type: Article

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