Association of body composition and age at menarche in girls and adolescents in the Brazilian Legal Amazon

Objective: To analyze the association between age at menarche and variables of body composition in girls from the Northern region of Brazil, the Brazilian Legal Amazon. Method: The sample was composed of 926 school girls, aged between 8 and 18 years, divided into two groups, those who had (G1; n = 7...

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Main Authors: Ivanice Fernandes Barcellos Gemelli, Edson dos Santos Farias, Poli Mara Spritzer
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553619300758