Reproductive effects on skeletal health in shuar women of amazonian ecuador: A life history perspective

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 841-852

  Madimenos, Felicia C ^a,b   Snodgrass, J Josh ^b   Liebert, Melissa A ^b   Cepon, Tara J ^b   Sugiyama, Lawrence S ^b,c  

^a ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECUADOR; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; REPRODUCTION; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIRTH INTERVALS; BONE DENSITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECUADOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTURITION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867745202     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22329     Document Type: Article

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