Association between small fetuses and puberty timing: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2017, Pages

  Deng, Xu ^a   Li, Wenyan ^a   Luo, Yan ^a   Liu, Shudan ^a   Wen, Yi ^a   Liu, Qin ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Low birth weight; Meta analysis; Puberty; Small fetuses; Small for gestational age; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; META-ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WEIGHT;

COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; DELAYED PUBERTY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MENARCHE; NEWCASTLE-OTTAWA SCALE; ONSET OF PUBERTY; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PREMATURITY; PUBERTY; PUBERTY TIMING; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMALL FETUS; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; SEXUAL MATURATION;

COHORT STUDIES; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 85034587836     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14111377     Document Type: Review

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