Onset of menstrual cycle and menses features among secondary school girls in Italy: A questionnaire study on 3,783 students

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue , 2014, Pages S84-S92

  De Sanctis, Vincenzo ^a   Bernasconi, Sergio ^b   Bianchin, Luigi ^c   Bona, Gianni ^d   Bozzola, Mauro ^e   Buzi, Fabio ^f   De Sanctis, Carlo ^g   Rigon, Franco ^h   Tatò, Luciano ⁱ   Tonini, Giorgio ^j   Perissinotto, Egle ^h  

^a Paediatric and Adolescent Outpatients Clinic   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c Associazione La Nostra Famiglia   (Italy)

^d Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Maggiore Della Carita   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^f CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^j INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Adolescence; cross sectional; menarche; menstrual disorders; seasonal peaks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995738108     PISSN: 22308210     EISSN: 22309500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.140251     Document Type: Article

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