Biometry and sexual maturity in a sample of Colombian schoolchildren from El Yopal

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-52

  Ireton, M J ^a   Carrillo, J C ^a   Caro, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

BMI; Height; sexual maturation; weight; yearly increments

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BIOMETRY; CHILD; GROWTH CURVE; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEXUAL MATURITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STUDENT; URBAN AREA; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; COLOMBIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENARCHE; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BIOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COLOMBIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENARCHE; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78650598067     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2010.487497     Document Type: Article

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