Puberty timing associated with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and also diverse health outcomes in men and women: The UK Biobank study.

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Day, Felix R ^a   Elks, Cathy E ^a   Murray, Anna ^b   Ong, Ken K ^a,c   Perry, John R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BIOBANK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PUBERTY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PUBERTY; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84934890942     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep11208     Document Type: Article

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