Parental age at childbirth and age of menarche in the offspring

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 799-804

  Shrestha, Anshu ^a   Nohr, Ellen Aagaard ^b   Bech, Bodil Hammer ^b   Ramlau Hansen, Cecilia Høst ^c   Olsen, Jørn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age of menarche; Early menarche; Maternal age; Parental age; Paternal age

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAUGHTER; DENMARK; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MENARCHE; MOTHER; PARENTAL AGE; PATERNAL AGE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 76749117093     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep473     Document Type: Article

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