The factors affecting the relation between the menarcheal age of mother and daughter

Ersoy, B; Balkan, C; Gunay, TÜRKAN; Egemen, A

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00501.x

The factors affecting the relation between the menarcheal age of mother and daughter

Ersoy B., Balkan C., Gunay T., Egemen A.

CHILD CARE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT, cilt.31, sa.3, ss.303-308, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2005
Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00501.x
Dergi Adı: CHILD CARE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.303-308
Anahtar Kelimeler: body mass index, menarche, menarcheal age
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Menarche is one of the most important biologic signals in the life of a woman. Menarche is a biological variable which has a significant genotypic component in girls. In recent years, many studies reporting the earlier onset of menarche owing to the improvement of socio-economic conditions have been published.