A meta-analysis provides evidence that prenatal smoking exposure decreases age at menarche

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2015, Pages 222-228

  Yermachenko, Anna ^a   Dvornyk, Volodymyr ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Age at menarche; Meta analysis; Prenatal exposure; Tobacco smoking

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MATERNAL SMOKING; MENARCHE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; CHILD; FEMALE; META ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84946558221     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2015.10.019     Document Type: Review

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