Impact of breastfeeding duration on age at menarche

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 173, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 971-977

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

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

breast feeding; longitudinal studies; menarche; nutrition; Philippines

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; BREASTFEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTH SURVEY; NUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BREASTFEEDING DURATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LACTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL CARE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MENARCHE; PHILIPPINES; TIME FACTORS;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 79955601788     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq496     Document Type: Article

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