Age at Menarche in the Canadian Population: Secular Trends and Relationship to Adulthood BMI

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 548-554

  Harris, M Anne ^a   Prior, Jerilynn C ^a,b   Koehoorn, Mieke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research (CeMCOR)   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Canada; Epidemiology; Menarche; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CANADA; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENARCHE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MENARCHE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56249136916     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.07.017     Document Type: Article

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