Early menarche predicts incidence of asthma in early adulthood

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-70

  Al Sahab, Ban ^a   Hamadeh, Mazen J ^a   Ardern, Chris I ^a   Tamim, Hala ^a  

^a York University   (Canada)

Author keywords

asthma; Canada; incidence; menarche

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASTHMA; HEALTH CARE; LOGISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; MORBIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MENARCHE; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA;

EID: 78650471025     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq324     Document Type: Article

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