Age at menarche in a group of French schoolgirls

Pediatrics International

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 601-604

  Lalys, Loïc ^a   Pineau, Jean Claude ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Age at menarche; French girl; Probit method; Puberty; Secular trend

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GROUPS BY AGE; GROWTH CURVE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MENARCHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BACKGROUND; COMPARATIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MENARCHE;

EID: 84926220983     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ped.12296     Document Type: Article

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