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, vol.31, no.3, pp.303-308, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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, SECULAR TREND, EARLIER MENARCHE, GIRLS, ASSOCIATION, DENMARK, SIZE, DIET, OSLO
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

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.