Age at menarche in schoolgirls with and without excess weight

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the age at menarche of girls, with or without weight excess, attending private and public schools in a city in Southeastern Brazil. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study comparing the age at menarche of 750 girls from private schools with 921 students from public schools,...

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Main Authors: Silvia D. Castilho, Luciana B. Nucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-02-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572015000100075&lng=en&tlng=en