Socioeconomic determinants of menarche in rural polish girls using the decision trees method

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-269

  Matusik, StanisŁaw ^a   Łaska Mierzejewska, Teresa ^b   Chrzanowska, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

^b 'Halina Konopacka' Higher School of Physical Culture and Tourism   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION TREE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENARCHE; POLAND; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; DECISION TREES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; POLAND; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79961008725     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932010000672     Document Type: Article

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