A study of age at Menarche, the secular trend and factors associated with it

Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Rokade, Shrikant A ^a   Mane, Arati K ^a  

^a People s College of Medical Sciences and Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Diet; Exercise; Menarche; Secular trend; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949722012     PISSN: 19394594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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