The factors affecting the relation between the menarcheal age of mother and daughter
CHILD CARE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT, vol.31, no.3, pp.303-308, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 31 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2005
- Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00501.x
- Journal Name: CHILD CARE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.303-308
- Keywords: body mass index, menarche, menarcheal age
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.