Secular trends in age at menarche in women in the UK born 1908-93: Results from the breakthrough generations study

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 394-400

  Morris, Danielle H ^a   Jones, Michael E ^a   Schoemaker, Minouk J ^a   Ashworth, Alan ^a   Swerdlow, Anthony J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Menarche; Puberty; Socio economic status; Time trend

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENARCHE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL STATUS; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959845699     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2011.01202.x     Document Type: Article

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