Recent decline in age at menarche: The Fels Longitudinal Study

A number of recent reports suggest that the average age at menarche of US girls has declined over the past 20 years. Because the putative declines in the age at menarche are concurrent with increases in childhood body mass index (BMI), it has been suggested that these two trends may be causally link...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of human biology 2004-07, Vol.16 (4), p.453-457
Hauptverfasser:	Demerath, Ellen W., Towne, Bradford, Chumlea, W. Cameron, Sun, Shumei S., Czerwinski, Stefan A., Remsberg, Karen E., Siervogel, Roger M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent - physiology Adult Age Distribution Body Mass Index Child Child, Preschool Cohort Studies Female Humans Longitudinal Studies Menarche - physiology United States - epidemiology
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