The Family Antecedents and the Subsequent Outcomes of Early Puberty

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1423-1435

  Arım, Rübab G ^a   Tramonte, Lucia ^b   Shapka, Jennifer D ^c   Susan Dahinten, V ^c   Douglas Willms, J ^b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family background; Longitudinal; Pubertal timing; Puberty; Risk behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053908558     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-011-9638-6     Document Type: Article

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