Childhood abuse and age at menarche

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 241-247

  Boynton Jarrett, Renée ^a   Wright, Rosalind J ^b,c   Putnam, Frank W ^d   Lividoti Hibert, Eileen ^b   Michels, Karin B ^b,c   Forman, Michele R ^e,f   Rich Edwards, Janet ^b,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^f BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adversities; Child abuse; Emotional support; Menarche

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DOSE RESPONSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENARCHE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBERTY, DELAYED; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872609664     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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