Association between BMI and age at menarche in girls from different socio-economic groups

Anthropologischer Anzeiger

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-52

  Wronka, Iwona ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Age at menarche; BMI; Overweight; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENARCHE; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THINNESS;

EID: 78649387251     PISSN: 00035548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-5548/2010/0066     Document Type: Article

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