Growth differences by age of menarche in African American and White girls

Nursing Research

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 382-390

  Salsberry, Pamela J ^a   Reagan, Patricia B ^b   Pajer, Kathleen ^b,c  

^a Department of Healthcare Environments and Systems   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Age of menarche; Body mass index (BMI); Height race differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENARCHE; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENARCHE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73549122765     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181b4b921     Document Type: Article

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