Is age at menarche a good predictor of future body fat? The case of a developing country

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1239-1257

  Sohn, Kitae ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY FAT; BODY MASS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84948735443     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2015.1104314     Document Type: Article

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