Latitude and ultraviolet radiation dose in the birthplace in relation to menarcheal age in a large cohort of french women

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 590-600

  Dossus, Laure ^a,b   Kvaskoff, Marina ^a,b,c,d   Bijon, Anne ^a,b   Engel, Pierre ^a,b   Verdebout, Jean ^e   Fervers, Béatrice ^f   Boutron Ruault, Marie Christine ^a,b   Clavel Chapelon, Françoise ^a,b   Mesrine, Sylvie ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^f CENTRE LÉON BÉRARD   (France)

Author keywords

Age at menarche; Cohort study; Latitude; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

AGE; BREASTFEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; LATITUDE; MATURATION; SMOKING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BIRTHPLACE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LATITUDE; MENARCHE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELF CONCEPT; SPRING; SUMMER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WAR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; SELF REPORT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84877062252     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt007     Document Type: Article

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