Childhood abuse and early menarche: Findings from the black women's health study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Wise, Lauren A ^a   Palmer, Julie R ^a   Rothman, Emily F ^b   Rosenberg, Lynn ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; NEGRO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350056584     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.149005     Document Type: Article

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