The trend in age at menarche in Indonesia: Birth cohorts 1944-1988

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 407-412

  Sohn, Kitae ^a  

^a Kookmin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MENARCHE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MENARCHE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84988240360     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932014000315     Document Type: Review

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