Evidence for a downward secular trend in age of menarche in a rural Gambian population

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 717-721

  Prentice, Sarah ^a,b   Fulford, Antony J ^c   Jarjou, Landing M A ^b   Goldberg, Gail R ^a,b   Prentice, Ann ^a,b  

^a MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Gambia; Interval regression; Menarche; Secular trend

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CROSS SECTION; IDENTIFICATION KEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HUMAN; MENARCHE; NEGRO; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HUMANS; MENARCHE; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

GAMBIA;

EID: 77956079720     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014461003727606     Document Type: Article

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