The menstrual cycle in adolescents: A vital sign of bone health

Contemporary Ob/Gyn

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 32-37

  Nelson, Lawrence M ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

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